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forethreatening

forethreatening is the present participle of forethreaten.

Meaning of forethreaten

Verb

forethreaten (third-person singular simple present forethreatens, present participle forethreatening, simple past and past participle forethreatened)

  1. (transitive) To threaten in advance or in anticipation.
    • […] but so it was not from the time that Jeremy began to prophesy, to foretell and forethreaten it by express revelation from the Lord of heaven.1844, Thomas Jackson, The Works of Thomas Jackson

Questions about forethreatening

What is forethreatening the present participle of?
Forethreatening is the present participle of forethreaten.

Words near forethreatening in the dictionary

  1. forethoughtfulness
  2. forethoughtless
  3. forethoughts
  4. forethreaten
  5. forethreatened
  6. forethreatening
  7. forethreatens
  8. forethroat
  9. forethrown
  10. foretibia
  11. foretibiae

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