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Meaning of Threatening | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ˈθɹɛtə.nɪŋ

Definitions

An act of threatening; a threat.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية التّهديد
Català amenaçador
Deutsch drohend
Ελληνικά απειλητικός
Español amenazador
Suomi uhitteleminen uhittelu uhkaaminen uhkaava uhkaileminen uhkailu
Français menaçant
Latina minax minitābundus
Македонски заканувачки
Polski arcygroźny odpowiadanie
Português ameaçador
Română amenințător
Русский угрожа́ющий
Svenska hotfull
Türkçe tazyik
Українська загрозливий погро́зливий

Examples

“And nowe lorde beholde their threatenyngꝭ / and graunte vnto thy ſervauntꝭ wyth all confydence to ſpeake thy worde.”
“In Mr. J. C. Hotten’s Life, and in Mr. A. W. Ward’s admirable monograph in the “English Men of Letters” Series, a paper of mine called “Pincher Astray” is attributed to Dickens.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Threateningly threateningness Threatens threatfulness threatlessness threatmate

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