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Meaning of 'threatening' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Threatening
- a. & n. from Threaten, v.
2 . Threatening [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Threaten

Meaning of 'threatening' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . threatening [ 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
Meaning (2):
- darkened by clouds
Example in sentence:
  • a heavy sky

Nearby Words:

thracian thrack thrackscat thraldom thrall thrall-less thrall-like thralldom thranite thrapple

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