menacing
men·acing
menacing · menacings
The act of making menaces or threatsThe act of making menaces or threats.
/ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesThe act of making menaces or threats.
1824-1826, William Cobbett, History of the Protestant Reformation They remember his subornings, menacings, bribings, cuttings, maimings, hangings, and burnings.