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intimidating

intimidating is the present participle and gerund of intimidate.

Meaning of intimidate

Verb

intimidate (third-person singular simple present intimidates, present participle intimidating, simple past and past participle intimidated)

  1. (transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
    • He's trying to intimidate you. If you ignore him, hopefully he'll stop.

Adjective

intimidating (comparative more intimidating, superlative most intimidating)

  1. Threatening, producing feelings of fear or timidity.

Forms of intimidating

comparativemore intimidating
superlativemost intimidating

Words formed from intimidating

Questions about intimidating

What does intimidating mean?
Intimidating means threatening, producing feelings of fear or timidity.
What is intimidating the present participle and gerund of?
Intimidating is the present participle and gerund of intimidate.
What part of speech is intimidating?
Intimidating is an adjective.

Words near intimidating in the dictionary

  1. intimators
  2. intime
  3. intimidate
  4. intimidated
  5. intimidates
  6. intimidating
  7. intimidatingly
  8. intimidation
  9. intimidations
  10. intimidative
  11. intimidator

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