menacing
adjective/ˈmenəsɪŋ/
/ˈmenəsɪŋ/
- seeming likely to cause you harm or danger synonym threatening
- a menacing face/tone
- At night, the dark streets become menacing.
Extra ExamplesTopics Dangerc2- She had a faintly menacing manner.
- He looked up at the circle of menacing faces surrounding him.
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