threatening Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
    jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
    • The pollution is endangering the crops
  2. verb to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
    threaten.
  3. verb to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"
    threaten.
    • Danger threatens
  4. adjective satellite threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
    minatory; minacious; sinister; forbidding; baleful; ominous; menacing.
    • a baleful look
    • forbidding thunderclouds
    • his tone became menacing
    • ominous rumblings of discontent
    • sinister storm clouds
    • a sinister smile
    • his threatening behavior
    • ugly black clouds
    • the situation became ugly
  5. adjective satellite darkened by clouds
    heavy; lowering; sullen.
    • a heavy sky

WordNet


Threat"en*ing
Definitions
  1. a. & n. from Threaten, v. -- Threat"en*ing*ly, adv.

Webster 1913