menacing C2 Topic:Safety & Risk US /ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #21213 Meanings 1 adj Seeming dangerous and likely to cause harm; threatening. Dark, menacing clouds gathered over the mountains. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · seeming dangerous and... threateningominous Topics Safety & Risk Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # menacing **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 21213 ## Meanings 1. Seeming dangerous and likely to cause harm; threatening. ## Examples - Dark, menacing clouds gathered over the mountains. ## Topics - Safety & Risk - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown