adjective. tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures. causing alarm, as by being imminent; ominous; sinister: threatening clouds.
What is a synonym for threateningly?
synonyms for threateningly
- acutely.
- badly.
- intensely.
- severely.
- sorely.
- very.
- decidedly.
- quite.
What does the word threatening?
: expressing or suggesting a threat of harm, danger, etc. received a threatening message a threatening manner : indicating or suggesting the approach of possible trouble or danger saw threatening clouds on the horizon.