threatening

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Likely to cause harm or danger; frightening.

   Never turn your back on someone who is behaving in a threatening way.

2. 2
   adj

   Suggesting that something bad is about to happen.

   The threatening sky warned us a storm was coming.

From Middle English thretenyng, thretnynge, þretnynge, equivalent to threaten + -ing.

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