- present participle of menace.
menacing
Example Sentences
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“It’s so deeply strange — dark and funny, hopeful and menacing all at once,” Philbin said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
And so Sam it was, but an eagle that was more comical than menacing, so as not to scare the kiddies and customers — a happy raptor.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Ms. Field radiates palpable contempt that matches Iago’s—she’s almost as menacing as he is.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
With its zesty appreciation for the city’s landscape of oddballs, menacing and disarming alike, “Tuner” has some similarity to one of last year’s best pictures, “Caught Stealing.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Just as I turn to go, we both hear a low, menacing growl coming from inside Ma’s old-lady purse.
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
Vocabulary lists containing menacing
The Diary of Anne Frank
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