menacing
Example Sentences
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Towards the end, the whole body of dancers becomes engaged, menacing as they approach, their tense stomachs flexing as if hungry.
From Barron's
In its all-black temporary colour, the car not only looked menacing, but also noticeably different from all its rivals.
From BBC
In 1937 Secretary of State Cordell Hull apologized to the German government after New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia referred to Hitler as “a fanatic who is now menacing the peace of the world.”
It was a dogfight and Italy's dogs were just that bit more menacing.
From BBC
He is depicted relaxing, but the intensity of his gaze “gives it a menacing feel,” said Gregory Rubinstein, Sotheby’s head of old master drawings.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
