{Threatening letters} (Law), letters containing threats, especially those designed to extort money, or to obtain other property, by menaces; blackmailing letters. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
threatening — index abusive, chilling effect, dangerous, formidable, imminent, insalubrious, noxious, ominous, pending … Law dictionary
threatening — [adj] menacing, ominous aggressive, alarming, apocalyptic, at hand, baleful, baneful, black, bullying, cautionary, close, comminatory, dangerous, dire, fateful, forthcoming, grim, ill boding, imminent, impendent, impending, inauspicious,… … New thesaurus
threatening — threat|en|ing [ˈθretn ıŋ] adj 1.) if someone s behaviour is threatening, you believe they intend to harm you ▪ His voice sounded threatening. ▪ a threatening gesture 2.) if the sky or clouds are threatening, bad weather is likely ▪ a threatening… … Dictionary of contemporary English
threatening — threat|en|ing [ θretnıŋ ] adjective 1. ) showing or saying that someone is likely to do something that will harm you: She s been receiving threatening phone calls. a threatening look Don t forget , he said in a low threatening voice. 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
threatening — [[t]θre̱tənɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You can describe someone s behaviour as threatening, when you think that they are trying to harm you. → See also , life threatening The police could have charged them with threatening behaviour... She… … English dictionary
threatening — UK [ˈθret(ə)nɪŋ] / US adjective 1) showing or saying that someone is likely to do something that will harm you a threatening look She s been receiving threatening phone calls. 2) threatening clouds, skies, or seas show that the weather is likely… … English dictionary
threatening — threateningly, adv. /thret n ing/, adj. 1. tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures. 2. causing alarm, as by being imminent; ominous; sinister: threatening clouds. [1520 30; THREATEN + ING2] Syn. 2. See imminent, ominous. * * * … Universalium
threatening — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ find sth ▪ regard sth as, see sth as … Collocations dictionary
threatening — adjective 1 talking or behaving in a way that is intended to threaten someone: His voice sounded threatening. 2 making threats: a threatening letter threateningly adverb three /Tri:/ number 1 3 2 the three R s old fashioned used when talking… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
threatening — adjective 1) a threatening letter Syn: menacing, intimidating, bullying, frightening, hostile; formal minatory 2) banks of threatening clouds Syn: ominous, sinister, menacing, alarming, portentous, dark … Thesaurus of popular words
