threating

threat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thret]
- /θrɛt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thret]
- /θrɛt/

Definitions of threating word

noun threating a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace: He confessed under the threat of imprisonment. 1
noun threating an indication or warning of probable trouble: The threat of a storm was in the air. 1
noun threating a person or thing that threatens. 1

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Origin of threating

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English threte, Old English thrēat pressure, oppression; cognate with Old Norse thraut hardship, bitter end; (v.) Middle English threten, Old English thrēatian to press, threaten

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Parts of speech for Threating

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Threating

threating popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 60% 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.

threating usage trend in Literature

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