- present participle of threaten.
threatening
Example Sentences
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Dozens of such lawsuits are percolating around the country, threatening the energy industry with billions of dollars in potential liability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 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
Ice loss in Antarctica, meanwhile, is threatening penguin populations on the frozen continent.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 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
Those words kept him moving forward, even as the crowd pressed in around him, constantly threatening the grip he had on Emma’s hand in front of him and Natalie’s hand behind him.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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