What does threatening mean?
Definitions for threatening
ˈθrɛt n ɪŋthreat·en·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threateningadjective
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
"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"
heavy, lowering, sullen, threateningadjective
darkened by clouds
"a heavy sky"
Wiktionary
threateningnoun
An act of threatening; a threat.
threateningadjective
Presenting a threat; menacing; frightening.
Webster Dictionary
Threatening
of Threaten
Threatening
a. & n. from Threaten, v
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of threatening in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of threatening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of threatening in a Sentence
It was objectively unreasonable for officers to have applied this level of force on my sixteen-year-old client, he was cooperative, surrendered, unarmed, non-resisting, compliant, and non-threatening. This conduct is universally unacceptable in any society.
You can do all the research and data collection you want and you will find real quick that a life-threatening scenario can unfold at the blink of an eye and when you least expect it, especially for women – criminals are becoming more violent and more risky with their actions.
It’s been vile, it’s been threatening messages, threatening my family, threatening my life, threatening my grandchild.
Hurricane Delta is a dangerous storm that will bring strong winds, heavy rain, life-threatening storm surge and flooding to coastal Louisiana, and I am hopeful President Trump will quickly approve my request for a federal emergency declaration.
Genuine goodness is threatening to those at the opposite end of the moral spectrum.
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- مهددArabic
- amenaçadorCatalan, Valencian
- drohendGerman
- απειλητικόςGreek
- amenazadorSpanish
- uhkaavaFinnish
- menaçantFrench
- truendeNorwegian
- ameaçadorPortuguese
- amenințătorRomanian
- угрожа́ющийRussian
- đe dọaVietnamese
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