threatening
threat·en·ing
threatening · threatenings
An act of threateningAn act of threatening; a threat.
/ˈθɹɛtə.nɪŋ/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An act of threatening; a threat.
Origin
From Middle English thretenyng, thretnynge, þretnynge, equivalent to threaten + -ing.From Middle English thretenyng, thretnynge, þretnynge, equivalent to threaten + -ing.
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Forms
plural: threateningsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable