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- Dictionarymenacing/ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. suggesting the presence of danger; threatening: "our officers encountered menacing looks from teenagers"
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MENACING definition: 1. making you think that someone is going to do something bad: 2. making you think that someone is…. Learn more.
: presenting, suggesting, or constituting a menace or threat : threatening. a menacing look. menacing words. [Harold E. Edgerton] … was also one of the first to take photographs of the menacing mushroom cloud emanating from a nuclear blast. Benjamin Genocchio.
Something that is menacing is threatening or suggestive of coming danger. If you’re backing away slowly from something, you can probably use the adjective menacing to describe it! Menacing means “threatening” — whether it’s on purpose or not.
If someone or something looks menacing, they give you a feeling that they are likely to cause.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Definition of menacing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. a. A possible danger; a threat: a careless driver who was a menace to public safety. b. The quality of being threatening: a hint of menace in his voice. 2. A troublesome or annoying person: considered her little brother to be a menace. tr.v. men·aced, men·ac·ing, men·ac·es.
Menacing definition: expressing or serving as a menace or threat. See examples of MENACING used in a sentence.
An attempt to commit an assault. Webster's New World Law. adjective. Suggesting imminent harm. Wiktionary. Threatening. Wiktionary. Synonyms: threatening. minatory. minacious. forbidding. sinister. ominous. baleful. looming. intimidating. frightening. formidable. imminent. Antonyms: friendly. auspicious. helping. unthreatening. aiding.
menacing meaning, definition, what is menacing: making you expect something unpleasant: Learn more.
MENACING meaning: 1. making you think that someone is going to do something bad: 2. making you think that someone is…. Learn more.
