menacing

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ/

Adjective

menacing

1. Synonym of threatening in its various senses.

Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of menace

Translations

• French: menaçant
• German: drohend, bedrohlich
• Spanish: amenazante, intimidante

Translations

• French: menaçant
• German: bedrohlich
• Russian: угрожающий
• Spanish: amenazante, intimidante

Noun

menacing (plural menacings)

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.

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