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menacing

[ men-i-sing ]

adjective

  1. expressing or serving as a menace or threat: menacing language.

    his menacing glare;

    menacing language.



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Other Word Forms

  • a·Բ· adverb
  • ԴDz·a·Բ adjective
  • ܲ·a·Բ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of menacing1

First recorded in 1350–1400; menace ( def ) + -ing 2( def )
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Synonym Study

See ominous.
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Francis watched his cousin with growing horror: “He reminds me of my brother and then slowly turns into him ... he is the Other, and his face takes on a menacing symmetry.”

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Its forceful, menacing imagery was condemned by several Peruvian generals.

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And he even disparages close allies — Canada and Mexico — just to keep the world watching and wondering about his menacing persona.

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Most times when I’d get ready to go out, my clothes would end up in a menacing mountain on my bed.

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He described him as "menacing", wearing a coat with a distinctive marking across the chest.

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