- To use threats, or menaces; also, to have a
threatening appearance.
2 . Threaten
[ v. t.]
- To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with
apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the promise of
something evil or disagreeable; to warn. - To exhibit the appearance of (something evil or
unpleasant) as approaching; to indicate as impending; to announce the
conditional infliction of; as, to threaten war; to threaten death.
Meaning of 'threaten' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . threaten
[ v]
Meaning (1): - to be a menacing indication of something
Example in sentence:
Danger threatens;
The clouds threaten rain
Meaning (2): - to utter intentions of injury or punishment against
Example in sentence:
He threatened me when I tried to call the police
Meaning (3): - pose a threat to; present a danger to