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Examples of threatening
threatening
Parliamentarians forced his hand by threatening to convene without his approval.
From the online.wsj.com
Lenders would be forbidden from threatening prosecution for writing a bad check.
From the stltoday.com
Goolsbee had the Asian carp threatening Lake Michigan flown in for the occasion.
From the suntimes.com
Broken bones and serious gashes were common among the more threatening injuries.
From the kentucky.com
He said Adams'airway was clear, and that his injuries were not life-threatening.
From the sacbee.com
Several governments are threatening to impose quotas for women in the boardroom.
From the economist.com
What's even better is that someone's accused him of threatening to stab someone.
From the hecklerspray.com
He was cursing at staff and being really threatening so the cops were called in.
From the hecklerspray.com
The cabbie was taken to Carolinas Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- Baleful: 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"
- Heavy: darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"
- (threateningly) menacingly: in a menacing manner; "the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly"
- (threaten) endanger: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops"
- (threaten) to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
- (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"
- Threatened species are any species (including animals, plants, fungi, etc.) which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future.
- (Threatened (song)) Invincible is the tenth and last studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson released in his lifetime. The album was released by Epic Records on October 30, 2001. ...
- Presenting a threat; menacing; frightening
