About The Word Threatening
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Threatening
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What's The Definition Of Threatening?
[adj] threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly"
[adj] darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky" Synonyms | Synonyms for Threatening: alarming | baleful | cloudy | forbidding | heavy | lowering | menacing | minacious | minatory | ominous | sinister | sullen | ugly Related Terms | Find terms related to Threatening: See Also | Threatening In Webster's Dictionary \Threat"en*ing\,
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.
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