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- [thret-n-ing]
- /ˈθrɛt n ɪŋ/
- /ˈθret.ən.ɪŋ/
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- [thret-n-ing]
- /ˈθrɛt n ɪŋ/
Definitions of threateningly word
- adjective threateningly tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures. 1
- adjective threateningly causing alarm, as by being imminent; ominous; sinister: threatening clouds. 1
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Origin of threateningly
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30; threaten + -ing2
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Parts of speech for Threateningly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
threateningly 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.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
threateningly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for threateningly
adv threateningly
- deplorably — causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable: the deplorable death of a friend.
- distressingly — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- ferociously — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- fiercely — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- frighteningly — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
adverb threateningly
- balefully — In a baleful manner.
- darkly — so as to appear dark.
- forbiddingly — In a forbidding manner.
- forebodingly — a prediction; portent.
- frenziedly — In a frenzied manner.
Antonyms for threateningly
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