threatening

In her view, the consequences can be life threatening.

To this day, many practitioners keep their faith discreet for safety — and because outsiders still treat it like something threatening or strange.

The criminals also contacted parents directly with threatening phone calls whilst trying to get their ransom paid.

It added that it risked "inflicting significant harm on the Afghan people, including by threatening economic stability and exacerbating one of the world's worst humanitarian crises".

What kind of bullpen fools around with an eight-run lead, as the Dodgers reliever did Tuesday night when threatening to ruin everything?