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threatening

[ thret-n-ing ]

adjective

  1. tending or intended to menace:

    threatening gestures.

  2. causing alarm, as by being imminent; ominous; sinister:

    threatening clouds.



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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³Ù³ó°ù±ð²¹³ÙIJÔ·¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·³Ù³ó°ù±ð²¹³ÙIJÔ·¾±²Ô²µ adjective
  • non·³Ù³ó°ù±ð²¹³ÙIJÔ·¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
  • ³Ü²Ô·³Ù³ó°ù±ð²¹³ÙIJÔ·¾±²Ô²µ adjective
  • un·³Ù³ó°ù±ð²¹³ÙIJÔ·¾±²Ô²µÂ·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of threatening1

First recorded in 1520–30; threaten + -ing 2
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His organisation wants the government to impose drastic mandatory reductions in rent on owners and is threatening to orchestrate a nationwide strike by tenants that would see participants refuse to pay their rent.

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Forest are not an easy opponent for Villa but they are definitely not as threatening without injured striker Chris Wood.

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The February letter laid out a new federal anti-discrimination enforcement policy, threatening to pull federal dollars from schools that do not fall in line.

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“Now, they are bringing partisan politics directly to the cafeteria table, threatening our children’s food security as a mechanism to force states to comply with a national ideological agenda. This is flat-out wrong.â€

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“President Trump is taking action to protect America’s automobile industry, which is vital to national security and has been undermined by excessive imports threatening America’s domestic industrial base and supply chains,†the White House said.

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