threatening
threat·en·ing
threatening · more threatening · most threatening
загрозливий, погрозливий
угрожающий
drohend
Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harmPresenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.
/ˈθɹɛtə.nɪŋ/
Meaning
2 sensesPresenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.
Never turn your back to someone who is displaying threatening behavior.
drohend
угрожа́ющийugrožájuščij
загро́зливийzahrózlyvyj, погро́зливийpohrózlyvyj
Making threats, making statements about a willingness to cause harm.
More definitions
- darkened by clouds
- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
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presenting a threat:
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Origin
From Middle English thretenyng, þreteninde, equivalent to threaten + -ing.From Middle English thretenyng, þreteninde, equivalent to threaten + -ing.
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Forms
more threatening, most threatening| Comparative | more threatening Lesson |
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| Superlative | most threatening Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
12 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form