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11threatening — adjective 1) a threatening letter Syn: menacing, intimidating, bullying, frightening, hostile; formal minatory 2) banks of threatening clouds Syn: ominous, sinister, menacing, alarming, portentous, dark …
12threatening — threat•en•ing [[t]ˈθrɛt n ɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures[/ex] 2) ominous: threatening clouds[/ex] threat′en•ing•ly, adv. syn: See ominous …
13threatening — adjective 1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments (Freq. 2) a baleful look forbidding thunderclouds his tone became menacing ominous rumblings of discontent sinister storm clouds a sinister smile …
14Threatening — Threaten Threat en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Threatened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Threatening}.] [OE. [thorn]retenen. See {Threat}, v. t.] 1. To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the… …
15threatening — threaten ► VERB 1) make or express a threat to (someone) or to do (something). 2) put at risk; endanger. 3) (of a situation or the weather) seem likely to produce (an unwelcome result). DERIVATIVES threatening adjective …
16Threatening letters — Threatening Threat en*ing, a. & n. from {Threaten}, v. {Threat en*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Threatening letters} (Law), letters containing threats, especially those designed to extort money, or to obtain other property, by menaces;… …
17Threatening Society — was an alternative music fanzine published out of Philadelphia during the mid to late 90s. It focused mainly on punk rock and thrash metal, but also covered other related genres such as post punk, speed metal and emo. Six full issues were… …
18threatening harm — index imminent Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
19Threatening the President of the United States — Criminal law Part of …
20threatening — adjective Presenting a threat; menacing; frightening …
