Definition of threatening

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  • threatening is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 15
  • threatening is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 15
  • threatening is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 17

Definition of threatening

  • darkened by clouds (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. heavy
    2. lowering
    3. sullen
  • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments (adjective)

    Examples

    1. his threatening behavior

    Synonyms

    1. baleful
    2. forbidding
    3. menacing
    4. minacious
    5. minatory
    6. ominous
    7. sinister

See definition of threatening in Merriam Webster