Definition of threatening in English:

threatening

adjectiveˈθrɛt(ə)nɪŋˈθrɛtnɪŋ

1Having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner.
威胁（性）的
her mother had received a threatening letter
她母亲收到了一封恐吓信。
Example sentencesExamples
- His voice almost had a threatening quality to it.
- People should come to us before the threatening letters start to arrive as the earlier we are contacted the more we can assist.
- I've already deleted five very threatening, ugly comments.
- It is understood the family living at the two-storey home received a threatening letter in the past few days, telling them to get out of the house by 5pm that day.
- Julie revealed she that has received a string of threatening letters since joining the fight against the far right.
- He raised both his crutches and used them in a threatening manner towards the officers.
- When he recovered he confronted me in a threatening manner, before leaving in a barrage of shouted obscenities.
- Swamp life doesn't sound necessarily threatening or hostile as much as just plain miserable.
- Earlier this year, the Tahsi church received a threatening letter warning against allowing Lee to attend worship services.
- A former Royal Marine who allegedly had his ankle broken during an unlawful arrest had been drunk and behaving in a threatening manner, a court was told yesterday.
- Agricola, stated Tacitus, invaded Caledonia because the northern tribes were acting in a threatening manner.
- They sneered and chuckled, holding rocks and sticks in their hands in a threatening manner.
- Despite his height, he did have a threatening manner about him.
- He said two mistakes had been made - the withdrawal of the passes and the threatening letter.
- If your children see you shouting, abusing and behaving in a threatening manner to other people, they're going to think that this is an acceptable way of conducting oneself.
- In 2002 he received a police caution - this time for sending a threatening letter.
- At the very least, to be a defensible use of a firearm, the shooter must substantiate that the other weapon exists and that it is being brought to bear in a threatening manner.
- He asked, in a threatening manner, if I wanted to stay with the company.
- Upon their arrival, he raised his hoe in a threatening manner.
- His breath brushed my ear as he whispered in a threatening manner,
Synonyms
menacing, intimidating, bullying, frightening, terrifying, scary, fearsome, mean-looking, alarming, forbidding, baleful
warning, admonitory, cautionary
rare minacious, minatory, minatorial, comminatory
1. 1.1Law (of behaviour) showing an intention to cause bodily harm.
  〔律〕（行为）恐吓（性）的，恫吓（性）的
  Taylor was in custody on a charge of threatening behaviour
  Example sentencesExamples
  Prior pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour and possession of an offensive weapon.
  He pleaded guilty to two offences of robbery, two of threatening behaviour, one of possessing an offensive weapon and three of failing to surrender to bail.
  In court he also pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour and criminal damage on an occasion when he had been drinking following the funeral of a close friend.
  An earlier hearing had found him guilty of assaulting a shopkeeper and using threatening behaviour against police officers who arrested him.
  He pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm, using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, breach of the peace and damaging the windscreen of a car belonging to a police officer.
2. 1.2 Causing someone to feel vulnerable or at risk.
  （人，形势）构成威胁的，具有威胁性的
  she was a type he found threatening
  他发现她是具有威胁性的那种人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  But playing the odds is very different from tempting fate; for Shane, an emotional risk is a lot less threatening than high-stakes blackjack.
  It has become an insecure and even threatening place for me.
  The black gown is very threatening while the red is more vibrant, friendly and stands out more.
  In general, some stalkers tend to be seen as less threatening and less dangerous than others.
3. 1.3 (of weather conditions) indicating that bad weather is likely.
  （天气状况）险恶的
  black threatening clouds
  滚滚乌云。
  Example sentencesExamples
  We can smell the smoke and it's kind of hard to tell what's a threatening cloud and what's just smoke.
  I noticed how cool it was under the threatening clouds, and I noticed drops of water on my car and on my skin.
  As expected the course proved to be in excellent condition but as luck would have it the competitors had to contend with heavy winds and threatening conditions.
  There are some very threatening clouds around, and the weather forecast shows lots of storms nearby.
  The black, thick, threatening clouds hovered just offshore; she remembered Conall's warning.
  The threatening rain clouds above had moved, allowing the full moon to shine and cast a glow in the area.
  Due to the mountain range and its threatening weather, we've decided to drive awhile to more friendly geography.
  I had planned a picnic, but that was scuppered by the dark, dark, threatening clouds that loomed over Berkshire this afternoon.
  And be prepared to move to higher ground, or to a place of safe shelter if threatening weather moves into your neighborhood.
  As she neared the summit of K2, on August 13, it was late in the day and threatening clouds were forming to the north, but she kept on.
  Despite threatening clouds, winter sunshine broke through for much of the service and not a drop of rain fell.
  The threatening storm clouds clear abruptly, shafts of sun returning.
  Outside, dark, threatening clouds covered the sun, and the air was heavy.
  Luck was with the golfers as the threatening weather never really materialized.
  I lingered a long time in the rocky little cove, skimming pebbles of green marble across the waves and picturing the saint arriving on such a day of threatening weather.
  West, across the rugged mountains and canyons of the southern Rockies, hung threatening cloud formations.
  Despite threatening rain clouds, the athletes were met with blue skies in the Square, where there were speeches and presentations made, in front of a crowd of several thousand locals.
  Behind him all was dark, the faint outline of trees on the horizon swaying perilously below a threatening mass of cloud.
  But just off in the distance another bank of dark and threatening clouds is quickly rolling in, bringing with it the typical heavy rain and fog.
  The start was not auspicious as an earlier thunderstorm had given way to threatening clouds.
  Synonyms
  ominous, glowering, brooding, sinister, menacing, black, thunderous, dark, wintry, gloomy, heavy, dire, ill, evil, baleful, forbidding, doomy, ugly, unpromising, portentous, foreboding, unpropitious, pessimistic, inauspicious, unfavourable, unlucky, ill-fated, dangerous
  archaic direful
  rare minacious

Derivatives

threateningly

adverbˈθrɛt(ə)nɪŋliˈθrɛtnɪŋli

The last call for passengers heading for Chicago fills the air threateningly.
Example sentencesExamples
- The herd's massive matriarch advanced towards me with her ears spread threateningly.
- He pursued me threateningly and when I saw his two friends coming up behind him I realised that I was in trouble.
- She glared at him threateningly and then spun around, before he could say anything abusive.
- He moved from side to side threateningly, like a maniac in a horror movie and I froze in complete panic.

Definition of threatening in US English:

threatening

adjectiveˈθrɛtnɪŋˈTHretniNG

1Having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner.
威胁（性）的
her mother had received a threatening letter
她母亲收到了一封恐吓信。
Example sentencesExamples
- Despite his height, he did have a threatening manner about him.
- A former Royal Marine who allegedly had his ankle broken during an unlawful arrest had been drunk and behaving in a threatening manner, a court was told yesterday.
- It is understood the family living at the two-storey home received a threatening letter in the past few days, telling them to get out of the house by 5pm that day.
- In 2002 he received a police caution - this time for sending a threatening letter.
- Swamp life doesn't sound necessarily threatening or hostile as much as just plain miserable.
- Upon their arrival, he raised his hoe in a threatening manner.
- If your children see you shouting, abusing and behaving in a threatening manner to other people, they're going to think that this is an acceptable way of conducting oneself.
- He said two mistakes had been made - the withdrawal of the passes and the threatening letter.
- He asked, in a threatening manner, if I wanted to stay with the company.
- His voice almost had a threatening quality to it.
- Julie revealed she that has received a string of threatening letters since joining the fight against the far right.
- People should come to us before the threatening letters start to arrive as the earlier we are contacted the more we can assist.
- They sneered and chuckled, holding rocks and sticks in their hands in a threatening manner.
- His breath brushed my ear as he whispered in a threatening manner,
- He raised both his crutches and used them in a threatening manner towards the officers.
- Agricola, stated Tacitus, invaded Caledonia because the northern tribes were acting in a threatening manner.
- When he recovered he confronted me in a threatening manner, before leaving in a barrage of shouted obscenities.
- At the very least, to be a defensible use of a firearm, the shooter must substantiate that the other weapon exists and that it is being brought to bear in a threatening manner.
- I've already deleted five very threatening, ugly comments.
- Earlier this year, the Tahsi church received a threatening letter warning against allowing Lee to attend worship services.
Synonyms
menacing, intimidating, bullying, frightening, terrifying, scary, fearsome, mean-looking, alarming, forbidding, baleful
1. 1.1Law (of behavior) showing an intention to cause bodily harm.
  〔律〕（行为）恐吓（性）的，恫吓（性）的
  Example sentencesExamples
  In court he also pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour and criminal damage on an occasion when he had been drinking following the funeral of a close friend.
  He pleaded guilty to two offences of robbery, two of threatening behaviour, one of possessing an offensive weapon and three of failing to surrender to bail.
  Prior pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour and possession of an offensive weapon.
  He pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm, using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, breach of the peace and damaging the windscreen of a car belonging to a police officer.
  An earlier hearing had found him guilty of assaulting a shopkeeper and using threatening behaviour against police officers who arrested him.
2. 1.2 (of a person or situation) causing someone to feel vulnerable or at risk.
  （人，形势）构成威胁的，具有威胁性的
  she was a type he found threatening
  他发现她是具有威胁性的那种人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In general, some stalkers tend to be seen as less threatening and less dangerous than others.
  The black gown is very threatening while the red is more vibrant, friendly and stands out more.
  It has become an insecure and even threatening place for me.
  But playing the odds is very different from tempting fate; for Shane, an emotional risk is a lot less threatening than high-stakes blackjack.
3. 1.3 (of weather conditions) indicating that bad weather is likely.
  （天气状况）险恶的
  black threatening clouds
  滚滚乌云。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Despite threatening rain clouds, the athletes were met with blue skies in the Square, where there were speeches and presentations made, in front of a crowd of several thousand locals.
  But just off in the distance another bank of dark and threatening clouds is quickly rolling in, bringing with it the typical heavy rain and fog.
  As she neared the summit of K2, on August 13, it was late in the day and threatening clouds were forming to the north, but she kept on.
  Luck was with the golfers as the threatening weather never really materialized.
  And be prepared to move to higher ground, or to a place of safe shelter if threatening weather moves into your neighborhood.
  As expected the course proved to be in excellent condition but as luck would have it the competitors had to contend with heavy winds and threatening conditions.
  I noticed how cool it was under the threatening clouds, and I noticed drops of water on my car and on my skin.
  We can smell the smoke and it's kind of hard to tell what's a threatening cloud and what's just smoke.
  Outside, dark, threatening clouds covered the sun, and the air was heavy.
  The threatening rain clouds above had moved, allowing the full moon to shine and cast a glow in the area.
  I had planned a picnic, but that was scuppered by the dark, dark, threatening clouds that loomed over Berkshire this afternoon.
  There are some very threatening clouds around, and the weather forecast shows lots of storms nearby.
  Due to the mountain range and its threatening weather, we've decided to drive awhile to more friendly geography.
  Behind him all was dark, the faint outline of trees on the horizon swaying perilously below a threatening mass of cloud.
  I lingered a long time in the rocky little cove, skimming pebbles of green marble across the waves and picturing the saint arriving on such a day of threatening weather.
  Despite threatening clouds, winter sunshine broke through for much of the service and not a drop of rain fell.
  The threatening storm clouds clear abruptly, shafts of sun returning.
  The black, thick, threatening clouds hovered just offshore; she remembered Conall's warning.
  The start was not auspicious as an earlier thunderstorm had given way to threatening clouds.
  West, across the rugged mountains and canyons of the southern Rockies, hung threatening cloud formations.
  Synonyms
  ominous, glowering, brooding, sinister, menacing, black, thunderous, dark, wintry, gloomy, heavy, dire, ill, evil, baleful, forbidding, doomy, ugly, unpromising, portentous, foreboding, unpropitious, pessimistic, inauspicious, unfavourable, unlucky, ill-fated, dangerous

单词	threatening
释义	Definition of threatening in English: threatening adjectiveˈθrɛt(ə)nɪŋˈθrɛtnɪŋ 1Having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner. 威胁（性）的 her mother had received a threatening letter 她母亲收到了一封恐吓信。 Example sentencesExamples His voice almost had a threatening quality to it. People should come to us before the threatening letters start to arrive as the earlier we are contacted the more we can assist. I've already deleted five very threatening, ugly comments. It is understood the family living at the two-storey home received a threatening letter in the past few days, telling them to get out of the house by 5pm that day. Julie revealed she that has received a string of threatening letters since joining the fight against the far right. He raised both his crutches and used them in a threatening manner towards the officers. When he recovered he confronted me in a threatening manner, before leaving in a barrage of shouted obscenities. Swamp life doesn't sound necessarily threatening or hostile as much as just plain miserable. Earlier this year, the Tahsi church received a threatening letter warning against allowing Lee to attend worship services. A former Royal Marine who allegedly had his ankle broken during an unlawful arrest had been drunk and behaving in a threatening manner, a court was told yesterday. Agricola, stated Tacitus, invaded Caledonia because the northern tribes were acting in a threatening manner. They sneered and chuckled, holding rocks and sticks in their hands in a threatening manner. Despite his height, he did have a threatening manner about him. He said two mistakes had been made - the withdrawal of the passes and the threatening letter. If your children see you shouting, abusing and behaving in a threatening manner to other people, they're going to think that this is an acceptable way of conducting oneself. In 2002 he received a police caution - this time for sending a threatening letter. At the very least, to be a defensible use of a firearm, the shooter must substantiate that the other weapon exists and that it is being brought to bear in a threatening manner. He asked, in a threatening manner, if I wanted to stay with the company. Upon their arrival, he raised his hoe in a threatening manner. His breath brushed my ear as he whispered in a threatening manner, Synonyms menacing, intimidating, bullying, frightening, terrifying, scary, fearsome, mean-looking, alarming, forbidding, baleful warning, admonitory, cautionary rare minacious, minatory, minatorial, comminatory 1.1Law (of behaviour) showing an intention to cause bodily harm. 〔律〕（行为）恐吓（性）的，恫吓（性）的 Taylor was in custody on a charge of threatening behaviour Example sentencesExamples Prior pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour and possession of an offensive weapon. He pleaded guilty to two offences of robbery, two of threatening behaviour, one of possessing an offensive weapon and three of failing to surrender to bail. In court he also pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour and criminal damage on an occasion when he had been drinking following the funeral of a close friend. An earlier hearing had found him guilty of assaulting a shopkeeper and using threatening behaviour against police officers who arrested him. He pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm, using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, breach of the peace and damaging the windscreen of a car belonging to a police officer. 1.2 Causing someone to feel vulnerable or at risk. （人，形势）构成威胁的，具有威胁性的 she was a type he found threatening 他发现她是具有威胁性的那种人。 Example sentencesExamples But playing the odds is very different from tempting fate; for Shane, an emotional risk is a lot less threatening than high-stakes blackjack. It has become an insecure and even threatening place for me. The black gown is very threatening while the red is more vibrant, friendly and stands out more. In general, some stalkers tend to be seen as less threatening and less dangerous than others. 1.3 (of weather conditions) indicating that bad weather is likely. （天气状况）险恶的 black threatening clouds 滚滚乌云。 Example sentencesExamples We can smell the smoke and it's kind of hard to tell what's a threatening cloud and what's just smoke. I noticed how cool it was under the threatening clouds, and I noticed drops of water on my car and on my skin. As expected the course proved to be in excellent condition but as luck would have it the competitors had to contend with heavy winds and threatening conditions. There are some very threatening clouds around, and the weather forecast shows lots of storms nearby. The black, thick, threatening clouds hovered just offshore; she remembered Conall's warning. The threatening rain clouds above had moved, allowing the full moon to shine and cast a glow in the area. Due to the mountain range and its threatening weather, we've decided to drive awhile to more friendly geography. I had planned a picnic, but that was scuppered by the dark, dark, threatening clouds that loomed over Berkshire this afternoon. And be prepared to move to higher ground, or to a place of safe shelter if threatening weather moves into your neighborhood. As she neared the summit of K2, on August 13, it was late in the day and threatening clouds were forming to the north, but she kept on. Despite threatening clouds, winter sunshine broke through for much of the service and not a drop of rain fell. The threatening storm clouds clear abruptly, shafts of sun returning. Outside, dark, threatening clouds covered the sun, and the air was heavy. Luck was with the golfers as the threatening weather never really materialized. I lingered a long time in the rocky little cove, skimming pebbles of green marble across the waves and picturing the saint arriving on such a day of threatening weather. West, across the rugged mountains and canyons of the southern Rockies, hung threatening cloud formations. Despite threatening rain clouds, the athletes were met with blue skies in the Square, where there were speeches and presentations made, in front of a crowd of several thousand locals. Behind him all was dark, the faint outline of trees on the horizon swaying perilously below a threatening mass of cloud. But just off in the distance another bank of dark and threatening clouds is quickly rolling in, bringing with it the typical heavy rain and fog. The start was not auspicious as an earlier thunderstorm had given way to threatening clouds. Synonyms ominous, glowering, brooding, sinister, menacing, black, thunderous, dark, wintry, gloomy, heavy, dire, ill, evil, baleful, forbidding, doomy, ugly, unpromising, portentous, foreboding, unpropitious, pessimistic, inauspicious, unfavourable, unlucky, ill-fated, dangerous archaic direful rare minacious Derivatives threateningly adverbˈθrɛt(ə)nɪŋliˈθrɛtnɪŋli The last call for passengers heading for Chicago fills the air threateningly. Example sentencesExamples The herd's massive matriarch advanced towards me with her ears spread threateningly. He pursued me threateningly and when I saw his two friends coming up behind him I realised that I was in trouble. She glared at him threateningly and then spun around, before he could say anything abusive. He moved from side to side threateningly, like a maniac in a horror movie and I froze in complete panic. Definition of threatening in US English: threatening adjectiveˈθrɛtnɪŋˈTHretniNG 1Having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner. 威胁（性）的 her mother had received a threatening letter 她母亲收到了一封恐吓信。 Example sentencesExamples Despite his height, he did have a threatening manner about him. A former Royal Marine who allegedly had his ankle broken during an unlawful arrest had been drunk and behaving in a threatening manner, a court was told yesterday. It is understood the family living at the two-storey home received a threatening letter in the past few days, telling them to get out of the house by 5pm that day. In 2002 he received a police caution - this time for sending a threatening letter. Swamp life doesn't sound necessarily threatening or hostile as much as just plain miserable. Upon their arrival, he raised his hoe in a threatening manner. If your children see you shouting, abusing and behaving in a threatening manner to other people, they're going to think that this is an acceptable way of conducting oneself. He said two mistakes had been made - the withdrawal of the passes and the threatening letter. He asked, in a threatening manner, if I wanted to stay with the company. His voice almost had a threatening quality to it. Julie revealed she that has received a string of threatening letters since joining the fight against the far right. People should come to us before the threatening letters start to arrive as the earlier we are contacted the more we can assist. They sneered and chuckled, holding rocks and sticks in their hands in a threatening manner. His breath brushed my ear as he whispered in a threatening manner, He raised both his crutches and used them in a threatening manner towards the officers. Agricola, stated Tacitus, invaded Caledonia because the northern tribes were acting in a threatening manner. When he recovered he confronted me in a threatening manner, before leaving in a barrage of shouted obscenities. At the very least, to be a defensible use of a firearm, the shooter must substantiate that the other weapon exists and that it is being brought to bear in a threatening manner. I've already deleted five very threatening, ugly comments. Earlier this year, the Tahsi church received a threatening letter warning against allowing Lee to attend worship services. Synonyms menacing, intimidating, bullying, frightening, terrifying, scary, fearsome, mean-looking, alarming, forbidding, baleful 1.1Law (of behavior) showing an intention to cause bodily harm. 〔律〕（行为）恐吓（性）的，恫吓（性）的 Example sentencesExamples In court he also pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour and criminal damage on an occasion when he had been drinking following the funeral of a close friend. He pleaded guilty to two offences of robbery, two of threatening behaviour, one of possessing an offensive weapon and three of failing to surrender to bail. Prior pleaded guilty to using threatening behaviour and possession of an offensive weapon. He pleaded guilty to actual bodily harm, using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, breach of the peace and damaging the windscreen of a car belonging to a police officer. An earlier hearing had found him guilty of assaulting a shopkeeper and using threatening behaviour against police officers who arrested him. 1.2 (of a person or situation) causing someone to feel vulnerable or at risk. （人，形势）构成威胁的，具有威胁性的 she was a type he found threatening 他发现她是具有威胁性的那种人。 Example sentencesExamples In general, some stalkers tend to be seen as less threatening and less dangerous than others. The black gown is very threatening while the red is more vibrant, friendly and stands out more. It has become an insecure and even threatening place for me. But playing the odds is very different from tempting fate; for Shane, an emotional risk is a lot less threatening than high-stakes blackjack. 1.3 (of weather conditions) indicating that bad weather is likely. （天气状况）险恶的 black threatening clouds 滚滚乌云。 Example sentencesExamples Despite threatening rain clouds, the athletes were met with blue skies in the Square, where there were speeches and presentations made, in front of a crowd of several thousand locals. But just off in the distance another bank of dark and threatening clouds is quickly rolling in, bringing with it the typical heavy rain and fog. As she neared the summit of K2, on August 13, it was late in the day and threatening clouds were forming to the north, but she kept on. Luck was with the golfers as the threatening weather never really materialized. And be prepared to move to higher ground, or to a place of safe shelter if threatening weather moves into your neighborhood. As expected the course proved to be in excellent condition but as luck would have it the competitors had to contend with heavy winds and threatening conditions. I noticed how cool it was under the threatening clouds, and I noticed drops of water on my car and on my skin. We can smell the smoke and it's kind of hard to tell what's a threatening cloud and what's just smoke. Outside, dark, threatening clouds covered the sun, and the air was heavy. The threatening rain clouds above had moved, allowing the full moon to shine and cast a glow in the area. I had planned a picnic, but that was scuppered by the dark, dark, threatening clouds that loomed over Berkshire this afternoon. There are some very threatening clouds around, and the weather forecast shows lots of storms nearby. Due to the mountain range and its threatening weather, we've decided to drive awhile to more friendly geography. Behind him all was dark, the faint outline of trees on the horizon swaying perilously below a threatening mass of cloud. I lingered a long time in the rocky little cove, skimming pebbles of green marble across the waves and picturing the saint arriving on such a day of threatening weather. Despite threatening clouds, winter sunshine broke through for much of the service and not a drop of rain fell. The threatening storm clouds clear abruptly, shafts of sun returning. The black, thick, threatening clouds hovered just offshore; she remembered Conall's warning. The start was not auspicious as an earlier thunderstorm had given way to threatening clouds. West, across the rugged mountains and canyons of the southern Rockies, hung threatening cloud formations. Synonyms ominous, glowering, brooding, sinister, menacing, black, thunderous, dark, wintry, gloomy, heavy, dire, ill, evil, baleful, forbidding, doomy, ugly, unpromising, portentous, foreboding, unpropitious, pessimistic, inauspicious, unfavourable, unlucky, ill-fated, dangerous
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