Menacing

verb

Word Frequency: 1.5

Definitions

1.verbTo make threats against (someone); to intimidate.

"to menace a country with war"

2.verbTo threaten (an evil to be inflicted).

3.verbTo endanger (someone or something); to imperil or jeopardize.

4.nounThe act of making menaces or threats.

5.adjectiveSuggesting imminent harm.

6.adjectiveThreatening.

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