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empty threats

empty threats is the plural of empty threat.

Meaning of empty threat

Noun

empty threat (plural empty threats)

  1. A threat made with no chance of being carried out.

Questions about empty threats

What is empty threats the plural of?
Empty threats is the plural of empty threat.

Words near empty threats in the dictionary

  1. empty sums
  2. empty the bench
  3. empty the clip
  4. empty the tank
  5. empty threat
  6. empty threats
  7. Empty Vee
  8. empty vessels make the most noise
  9. empty vessels make the most sound
  10. empty word
  11. empty words

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