Associations to the word «Threatening»

Wiktionary

THREATENING, verb. Present participle of threaten
THREATENING, adjective. Presenting a threat; menacing; frightening.
THREATENING, noun. An act of threatening; a threat.

Dictionary definition

THREATENING, adjective. Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly".
THREATENING, adjective. Darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis