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Thesaurus: threatens

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"

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  1. 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"