threateningly

threat·en

 (thrĕt′n)

v. threat·ened, threat·en·ing, threat·ens

v.tr.

1. To express a threat against or give indications of taking hostile action against: threatened his neighbor with a knife.

2. To be a source of danger to; endanger: Landslides threatened the mountain village.

3. To give signs or warning of; portend: clouds threatening rain.

4. To announce the possibility of (something) in a threat or prediction: workers threatening a walkout; a customer threatening to sue for fraud.

5. To cause (someone) to feel that his or her power, social standing, or self-esteem is in danger of being diminished: felt threatened by his colleague's promotion.

v.intr.

1. To express or use threats.

2. To indicate or be a source of danger or harm: "When World War II threatened, Broadway turned to patriotic extravaganzas" (Deanne Stillman).

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threat′en·er n.

threat′en·ing·ly adv.

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Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

threateningly - in a menacing manner; "the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly" menacingly

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Translations

in modo minacciosominacciosamente

grozeče

threateningly

[ˈθretnɪŋlɪ] ADV [behave] → de modo amenazador; [say] → en tono amenazador

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

threateningly

[ˈθrɛt^ənɪŋli] adv [say] → sur un ton menaçant; [look] → d'un air menaçant

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

threateningly

adv → drohend; the sky darkened threateningly → der Himmel verfinsterte sich bedrohlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

threateningly

[ˈθrɛtnɪŋlɪ] adv → minacciosamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995