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- [thret-n-ing]
- /ˈθrɛt n ɪŋ/
- /ˈθretnɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thret-n-ing]
- /ˈθrɛt n ɪŋ/
Definitions of threatening word
- adjective threatening tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures. 1
- adjective threatening causing alarm, as by being imminent; ominous; sinister: threatening clouds. 1
- verb with object threatening to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating. 1
- verb with object threatening to be a menace or source of danger to: Sickness threatened her peace of mind. 1
- verb with object threatening to offer (a punishment, injury, etc.) by way of a threat: They threatened swift retaliation. 1
- verb with object threatening to give an ominous indication of: The clouds threaten rain. 1
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Origin of threatening
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; threaten + -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Threatening
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
threatening popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
threatening usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for threatening
adj threatening
- anarchistic — An anarchistic person believes in anarchism. Anarchistic activity or literature promotes anarchism.
- baleful — Baleful means harmful, or expressing harmful intentions.
- bellicose — You use bellicose to refer to aggressive actions or behaviour that are likely to start an argument or a fight.
- beyond recall — If something is beyond recall, it is no longer possible to remember how it was or to bring it back to its original condition.
- black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
noun threatening
- coercion — Coercion is the act or process of persuading someone forcefully to do something that they do not want to do.
- commination — the act or an instance of threatening punishment or vengeance
- intimidation — to make timid; fill with fear.
adjective threatening
- aper — a person who apes, a mimic
- comminatory — Threatening, punitive, or vengeful.
- desperate — If you are desperate, you are in such a bad situation that you are willing to try anything to change it.
- discommodious — Not commodious; uncomfortable.
- doomy — fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune: In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
Antonyms for threatening
adj threatening
- aglow — If something is aglow, it is shining and bright with a soft, warm light.
- auroral — of or like the dawn.
- bright — A bright colour is strong and noticeable, and not dark.
- clear-headed — If you describe someone as clear-headed, you mean that they are sensible and think clearly, especially in difficult situations.
- conservational — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
adjective threatening
- fulgid — Scintillant, coruscant; marked by fleeting flashes of radiant light.
- mirrorlike — Resembling a mirror; reflective.
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