threaten

Definition of threaten in English English dictionary: To menace, or be dangerous
The rocks threatened the ship's survival.; To make a threat against someone; to use threats
He threatened me with a knife.; To portend, or give a warning
The black clouds threatened heavy rain.; to utter intentions of injury or punishment against: "He threatened me when I tried to call the police" to be a menacing indication of something: "The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens; {v} to menace, to denounce some evil; To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the promise of something evil or disagreeable; to warn; If a person threatens to do something unpleasant to you, or if they threaten you, they say or imply that they will do something unpleasant to you, especially if you do not do what they want. He said army officers had threatened to destroy the town He tied her up and threatened her with a six-inch knife If you threaten me or use any force, I shall inform the police; to be a menacing indication of something: "The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"; to utter intentions of injury or punishment against: "He threatened me when I tried to call the police"; If something or someone threatens a person or thing, they are likely to harm that person or thing. The newcomers directly threaten the livelihood of the established workers 30 percent of reptiles, birds, and fish are currently threatened with extinction; If something unpleasant threatens to happen, it seems likely to happen. The fighting is threatening to turn into full-scale war see also threatened, threatening; pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"; To use threats, or menaces; also, to have a threatening appearance; {f} intimidate, endanger; to be a menacing indication of something: "The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens; To exhibit the appearance of (something evil or unpleasant) as approaching; to indicate as impending; to announce the conditional infliction of; as, to threaten war; to threaten death
threatened: Feeling insecure or vulnerable
threatened: At risk of becoming endangered in the near future
threatened: Simple past tense and past participle of threaten
threatening: Presenting a threat; menacing; frightening
threatening: Present participle of threaten
threatened: {s} intimidated, endangered
threatener: {n} one who threatens or denounces
Threatening: menacing
To threaten: threat
threatened: past of threaten
threatened: If you feel threatened, you feel as if someone is trying to harm you. Anger is the natural reaction we experience when we feel threatened or frustrated see also threaten
threatened: (of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered; "the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one
threatener: One who threatens
threatener: {i} intimidator
threatening: {s} intimidating, endangering
threatening: You can describe someone's behaviour as threatening when you think that they are trying to harm you. The police could have charged them with threatening behaviour + threateningly threat·en·ing·ly `This ain't no affair of yours, boy!' McClosky said threateningly. see also threaten, life-threatening
threatening: 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: from Threaten, v
threatening: darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"
threatening: intimidating
threateningly: in an intimidating manner, menacingly
threateningly: In a threatening manner
threateningly: in a menacing manner; "the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly"
threatens: third-person singular of threaten