menacing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
   jeopardise; peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
   
   • The pollution is endangering the crops
2. verb express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture
   menace.
   
   • he menaced the bank manager with a stick
3. verb act in a threatening manner
   menace.
   
   • A menacing person
4. adjective satellite threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
   minatory; minacious; sinister; threatening; forbidding; baleful; ominous.
   
   • 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

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