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THREATENING

\θɹˈɛtənɪŋ], \θɹˈɛtənɪŋ], \θ_ɹ_ˈɛ_t_ə_n_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of THREATENING

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a. & n. from Threaten, v.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Indicating a threat or menace: indicating something approaching or impending.
THREATENINGLY.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Indicating or conveying a threat; ominous of ill; impending.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

n. Indicating a threat or menace;-indicating something impending; imminent.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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