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threaten meaning in Tamil

மிரட்டு

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩/

threaten in Tamil: மிரட்டு, பயமுறுத்து, அதட்டு. In English, threaten means to make a threat against someone; to use threats.

Tamil words for threaten

மிரட்டு, பயமுறுத்து, அதட்டு

English meaning of threaten

  1. verb To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
  2. verb To menace, or be dangerous.
  3. verb To portend, or give a warning of.
  4. verb To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.

Full definition of threaten

threaten in a sentence

  • He threatened me with a knife.
  • The rocks threatened the ship's survival.
  • The black clouds threatened heavy rain.

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Questions about threaten in Tamil

What is the meaning of threaten in Tamil?
Threaten in Tamil is மிரட்டு, பயமுறுத்து, அதட்டு.
threaten என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Threaten: மிரட்டு, பயமுறுத்து, அதட்டு.
What does threaten mean in English?
Threaten means to make a threat against someone; to use threats.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: threaten (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: threaten (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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