English Explanatory Dictionary

threatening

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of threaten
adj
  1. Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.
  2. Making threats, making statements about a willingness to cause harm.
noun
  1. An act of threatening; a threat.

Pronunciation

thrĕt′ənĭŋ /ˈθɹɛtə.nɪŋ/ /ˈθɹɛt.nɪŋ/ /ˈθɹɛt.n̩.ɪŋ/ /ˈθɹɛʔ.n̩.ɪŋ/ en-us-threatening.ogg

Word forms

threatening threatning more threatening most threatening threatenings

Etymology

From Middle English thretenyng, þreteninde, equivalent to threaten + -ing.

Synonyms

minacious menacing baleful threatensome threatful

Derived words

life-threatening nonthreatening non-threatening threateningly threateningness unthreatening
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