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Meaning of the word threatening in English

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threatening

US /ˈθret.ən.ɪŋ/
UK /ˈθret.ən.ɪŋ/

Adjective

1.

having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner.

Example:
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her mother had received a threatening letter
Synonym:
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threatenedthreatenlife-threatening