An expression of intent to injure or punish another. · An indication of potential or imminent danger. · A person or object that is regarded as a danger; a menace.

The earliest known use of the noun threatening is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for threatening is from around 1290, in St.

a statement in which you tell someone that you will punish or harm them, especially if they do not do what you want to make.

18 нояб. 2024 г. · noun ; 1 · an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage ; 2 · one that threatens ; 3 · an indication of something impending.

expressing a threat that someone will be hurt or harmed: She received several threatening phone calls after her appearance on television.

Word family (noun) threat (adjective) threatening (verb) threaten (adverb) threateningly. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishthreat‧en‧ing /ˈθretn- ...

[countable, uncountable] a statement in which you tell somebody that you will punish or harm them, especially if they do not do what you want.

Threatening definition: tending or intended to menace. See examples of THREATENING used in a sentence.

threatening (comparative more threatening, superlative most threatening). Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.