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threatenin'

threatenin' is the pronunciation spelling of threatening.

Meaning of threatening

Adjective

threatening (comparative more threatening, superlative most threatening)

  1. Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.
    • Never turn your back to someone who is displaying threatening behavior.
  2. Making threats, making statements about a willingness to cause harm.

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Questions about threatenin'

What is threatenin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Threatenin' is the pronunciation spelling of threatening.

Words near threatenin' in the dictionary

  1. threatenees
  2. threatener
  3. threateners
  4. threatenest
  5. threateneth
  6. threatenin'
  7. threatening
  8. threateningly
  9. threateningness
  10. threatenings
  11. threatens

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Adapted from Wiktionary: threatenin' (page history and authors); threatening (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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