- present participle of threaten.
threatening
Example Sentences
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Another crisis is unfolding underground, threatening the very foundations of buildings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
They have been holding public meetings, complaining on social media, and threatening legal action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Software stocks have been battered by concerns of artificial intelligence threatening traditional software-as-a-service business models, with new products from the likes of Anthropic boasting capabilities in cybersecurity, human resources and more.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
With chaos threatening to take hold and 90 minutes played, the match was called to a halt without injury time, and went straight to penalties.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Second, there is the Hamiltonian confidence that the concentration of political and economic power was a dynamic force; it was not a threatening cluster of invasive corruption, but a synergistic fusion of developmental energies.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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