- present participle of threaten.
threatening
Example Sentences
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DUBAI—A new wave of attacks on vessels around the Strait of Hormuz is threatening a recovery in Middle Eastern oil exports—just as Gulf producers have pushed crude shipments back toward prewar levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Development and wildfires have destroyed swaths of the plants’ habitat, while climate change is threatening to make much of what remains inhospitable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Both countries saw devastating fires, threatening cities and tourist hotspots.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
The bad blood between the two teams escalated to the administrators of the game in each country and even turned into a diplomatic incident, threatening to strain relationships between governments.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
In the meantime, Joey Sisman kept threatening to nominate himself if no one else did and vote for himself, too.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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