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Meaning of 'menacing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Menacing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Menace

Meaning of 'menacing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . menacing [ s]
Meaning (1):
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Example in sentence:
  • a baleful look;
  • a sinister smile;
  • forbidding thunderclouds;
  • his threatening behavior;
  • his tone became menacing;
  • ominous rumblings of discontent;
  • sinister storm clouds;
  • the situation became ugly;
  • ugly black clouds

Nearby Words:

men men-of-war men-pleaser menaccanite menace menaced menacer menacingly menage menagerie

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