- present participle of menace.
menacing
Example Sentences
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Menacing as Lockjaw can be chasing after Willa with a monomania that feels nearly Terminator-esque, he’s still as pitiful as hapless Pete.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
Menacing signs threaten trespassers with death, but Mr Chilton has also installed drinking fountains so nobody dies making the hazardous journey.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2024
Menacing, dangerous activity or joyful reclamation of public space?
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2023
Menacing postcards sent to the middle-aged survivors take too long to bring together all the women, who seem to have avoided one another since their return.
From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2021
Menacing dialogues in loud tones took place between the malcontents above and the impatient who were below.
From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by Ryde, H. T.
Vocabulary lists containing menacing
The Diary of Anne Frank
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"The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell
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A Christmas Carol
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