Definition of threatening

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

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Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually with over; as, evils hang over the country..
Minatory :: Minatory (a.) Threatening; menacing.
Malignant :: Malignant (a.) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue; virulent; as, malignant diphtheria..
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..
Impendent :: Impendent (a.) Impending; threatening.
Comminatory :: Comminatory (a.) Threatening or denouncing punishment; as, comminatory terms..
Bluster :: Bluster (n.) Noisy and violent or threatening talk; noisy and boastful language.
Overwhelm :: Overwhelm (v. t.) To project or impend over threateningly.
Black :: Black (adv.) Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce blackness.
Growl :: Growl (n.) The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound..
Menace :: Menace (v. i.) To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect.
Disease :: Disease (n.) An alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs, interrupting or disturbing the performance of the vital functions, and causing or threatening pain and weakness; malady; affection; illness; sickness; disorder; -- applied figuratively to the mind, to the moral character and habits, to institutions, the state, etc..
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..
Commination :: Commination (n.) A threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or vengeance.
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..
Blackly :: Blackly (adv.) In a black manner; darkly, in color; gloomily; threateningly; atrociously..
Evil :: Evil (a.) Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous; as, evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days..
Threatening :: Threatening () a. & n. from Threaten, v..
Frown :: Frown (v. i.) To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society frowns upon rudeness..
Thunderbolt :: Thunderbolt (n.) Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination..
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