threatening
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Is threatening a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of threatening?
Definition
verb (English)
1. pose a threat to; present a danger toExamples: "The pollution is endangering the crops"Synonyms: endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril, threaten
2. to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:Examples: "He threatened me when I tried to call the police"Synonyms: threaten
3. to be a menacing indication of something:Examples: "The clouds threaten rain"; "Danger threatens"Synonyms: threaten
adjective satellite (English)
1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developmentsExamples: "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"Synonyms: baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening
2. darkened by cloudsExamples: "a heavy sky"Synonyms: heavy, lowering, sullen, threatening
Definition source: Wiktionary