menacing

adjective

men·ac·ing ˈme-nə-siŋ

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: presenting, suggesting, or constituting a menace or threat : threatening

a menacing look

menacing words

[Harold E. Edgerton] … was also one of the first to take photographs of the menacing mushroom cloud emanating from a nuclear blast.—

Benjamin Genocchio

Ransomware is a menacing scam that involves locking businesses out of their computers and demanding payment of a ransom in exchange for the return of company systems and data.—

Roger Williams

The image is chilling: a series of menacing bear traps laid out like footsteps.—

Emily DeNitto

menacingly adverb

A man stepped menacingly from the corner brandishing a long pole … —

Elizabeth George Speare

"If you shout his name I will curse you into oblivion," muttered Tonks menacingly … —

J. K. Rowling

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The same goes for the unveiling of Baldwin’s character who arrives on screen with his own menacing score. —

Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2024 When healthy, the guard is a menacing two-way threat as a point-of-attack defender and confident shooter. —

Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024 Born Again, starring Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock, with Vincent D'Onofrio reprising his role as the menacing Kingpin and Jon Bernthal returning as the Punisher. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 In the movie, the pair are tasked with capturing a menacing beast who’s been eating the veggies from everyone’s gardens. —

Keith Langston, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for menacing