threatening

Pronunciation

• enPR: thrĕt′ənĭŋ, IPA ^(key): /ˈθrɛt.n̩.ɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: threat‧en‧ing

Verb

Plain form threaten

Third-person singular threatens

Past tense threatened

Past participle threatened

Present participle threatening

1. The present participle of threaten.

Adjective

Positive threatening

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Threatening means something is bad or has threat.

   She goes around the block threatening to commit suicide.