- present participle of menace.
menacing
Example Sentences
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The same grin can look menacing or jovial, depending on how Thatcher contorts the rest of her features.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
As it turns out, Garmin users are an enthusiastic, and occasionally menacing, bunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
In this sense, the Backrooms reveal how digital culture is beginning to reshape experiences traditionally associated with tourism, allowing for the mundane to become menacing.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
“It’s so deeply strange — dark and funny, hopeful and menacing all at once,” Philbin said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
They were beautiful, but to me their beauty seemed aggressive, menacing.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing menacing
The Diary of Anne Frank
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A Christmas Carol
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