26984 words

threatening

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
expressing a threat of something unpleasant or violent:

Examples:

threatening behaviour
2
showing that bad weather will probably arrive soon:

Examples:

As the threatening clouds approached, the winds suddenly blew up into a blinding snowstorm.
3
expressing the possibility that something unwanted or unpleasant will happen:

Examples:

Threatening skies meant a storm was coming.
4
expressing a threat that someone will be hurt or harmed:

Examples:

She received several threatening phone calls after her appearance on television.

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