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menacing
[ men-i-sing ]
adjective
- 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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