Thesaurus: threatening

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Threaten
2. a. & n. from Threaten, v.
3. adj. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
4. adj. darkened by clouds
5. a. & n. from Threaten, v. -- Threat"en*ing*ly, adv. Threatening letters (Law), letters containing threats, especially those designed to extort money, or to obtain other property, by menaces; blackmailing letters.
6. a. & n. from Threaten, v.-- Threat"en*ing*ly, adv. Threatening letters (Law), letterscontaining threats, especially those designed to extort money, or toobtain other property, by menaces; blackmailing letters.
7. j:100 v pose a threat to; present a danger to v to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police" v to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain" s threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments s darkened by clouds