Menacing — (in some states known as brandishing) is a violent crime in most state jurisdictions of the United States. Although the wording and degrees of offense vary slightly from state to state, the criminal act of menacing generally consists of… … Wikipedia
menacing — index abusive, dangerous, formidable, imminent, insalubrious, noxious, ominous, pernicious, portentous ( … Law dictionary
menacing — (adj.) 1540s, prp. adjective from MENACE (Cf. menace) (v.). Related: Menacingly … Etymology dictionary
menacing — [adj] intimidating, ominous alarming, approaching, dangerous, frightening, imminent, impending, intimidatory, looming, louring, lowering, minacious, minatory, overhanging, threatening; concepts 401,537,548 Ant. aiding, assisting, helping,… … New thesaurus
menacing — [[t]me̱nɪsɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone or something looks menacing, they give you a feeling that they are likely to cause you harm or put you in danger. The strong dark eyebrows give his face an oddly menacing look... He moved his menacing bulk… … English dictionary
menacing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
menacing — men|ac|ing [ˈmenısıŋ] adj making you expect something unpleasant = ↑threatening ▪ dark menacing clouds ▪ a low menacing laugh ▪ His tone grew more menacing. >menacingly adv ▪ He moved towards her menacingly … Dictionary of contemporary English
menacing — adjective making you expect something unpleasant; threatening: dark, menacing clouds | a low, menacing laugh menacingly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
menacing — men|ac|ing [ menəsıŋ ] adjective intended to seriously threaten or frighten someone: a menacing look/tone ╾ men|ac|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
menacing — adjective a menacing driver forced me to take the nearest exit Syn: threatening, ominous, intimidating, frightening, terrifying, alarming, forbidding, black, thunderous, glowering, unfriendly, hostile, sinister, baleful, warning; formal minatory… … Thesaurus of popular words
