Definition of threatening

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Threatening () a. & n. from Threaten, v..

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Imminent :: Imminent (a.) Full of danger; threatening; menacing; perilous.
Ah :: Ah (interj.) An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance..
Denounce :: Denounce (v. t.) To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment, etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure upon; to stigmatize..
Threat :: Threat (n.) The expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come; menace; threatening; denunciation..
Thunderbolt :: Thunderbolt (n.) Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination..
Lowering :: Lowering (a.) Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or sky..
Scowl :: Scowl (n.) Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect..
Fineer :: Fineer (v. i.) To run in dept by getting goods made up in a way unsuitable for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them except on credit..
Denunciatory :: Denunciatory (a.) Characterized by or containing a denunciation; minatory; accusing; threatening; as, severe and denunciatory language..
Threaten :: Threaten (v. i.) To use threats, or menaces; also, to have a threatening appearance..
Imminence :: Imminence (n.) The condition or quality of being imminent; a threatening, as of something about to happen. The imminence of any danger or distress..
Bully :: Bully (n.) A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow..
Scowl :: Scowl (v. i.) Hence, to look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower..
Bravado :: Bravado (n.) Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace.
Black :: Black (adv.) Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness.
Loweringly :: Loweringly (adv.) In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.
Comminatory :: Comminatory (a.) Threatening or denouncing punishment; as, comminatory terms..
Bluster :: Bluster (n.) Noisy and violent or threatening talk; noisy and boastful language.
Commination :: Commination (n.) A threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or vengeance.
Evil :: Evil (a.) Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous; as, evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days..
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