Definition of threaten

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Threaten (v. t.) To exhibit the appearance of (something evil or unpleasant) as approaching; to indicate as impending; to announce the conditional infliction of; as, to threaten war; to threaten death..

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Alarm :: Alarm (v. t.) To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with sudden fear.
Dangerous :: Dangerous (a.) In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with death..
Growl :: Growl (n.) The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling sound..
Safe :: Safe (superl.) Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as, safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes..
Impend :: Impend (v. i.) To hang over; to be suspended above; to threaten frome near at hand; to menace; to be imminent. See Imminent.
Evil :: Evil (a.) Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous; as, evil tidings; evil arrows; evil days..
Minacious :: Minacious (a.) Threatening; menacing.
Malignant :: Malignant (a.) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue; virulent; as, malignant diphtheria..
Ah :: Ah (interj.) An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint, entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc., according to the manner of utterance..
Threatening :: Threatening () a. & n. from Threaten, v..
Threatener :: Threatener (n.) One who threatens.
Menacingly :: Menacingly (adv.) In a threatening manner.
Thunderbolt :: Thunderbolt (n.) Vehement threatening or censure; especially, ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination..
Black-browed :: Black-browed (a.) Having black eyebrows. Hence: Gloomy; dismal; threatening; forbidding.
Threatened :: Threatened (imp. & p. p.) of Threate.
Bluster :: Bluster (n.) Noisy and violent or threatening talk; noisy and boastful language.
Menace :: Menace (v. i.) To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect.
Lower :: Lower (v. i.) To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest..
Threat :: Threat (n.) To threaten.
Imminent :: Imminent (a.) Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending; -- said especially of misfortune or peril.
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