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menacing

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ/

adj

  1. Synonym of threatening in its various senses.

    menacing look

    menacing smile

noun

  1. The 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.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of menace