menacing
1Menacing — (in some states known as brandishing) is a violent crime in most state jurisdictions of the United States. Although the wording and degrees of offense vary slightly from state to state, the criminal act of menacing generally consists of… …
2menacing — index abusive, dangerous, formidable, imminent, insalubrious, noxious, ominous, pernicious, portentous ( …
3menacing — (adj.) 1540s, prp. adjective from MENACE (Cf. menace) (v.). Related: Menacingly …
4menacing — [adj] intimidating, ominous alarming, approaching, dangerous, frightening, imminent, impending, intimidatory, looming, louring, lowering, minacious, minatory, overhanging, threatening; concepts 401,537,548 Ant. aiding, assisting, helping,… …
5menacing — [[t]me̱nɪsɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone or something looks menacing, they give you a feeling that they are likely to cause you harm or put you in danger. The strong dark eyebrows give his face an oddly menacing look... He moved his menacing bulk… …
6menacing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …
7menacing — men|ac|ing [ˈmenısıŋ] adj making you expect something unpleasant = ↑threatening ▪ dark menacing clouds ▪ a low menacing laugh ▪ His tone grew more menacing. >menacingly adv ▪ He moved towards her menacingly …
8menacing — adjective making you expect something unpleasant; threatening: dark, menacing clouds | a low, menacing laugh menacingly adverb …
9Menacing — Menace Men ace (m[e^]n [asl]s; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Menaced} ([=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Menacing}.] [OF. menacier, F. menacer. See {Menace}, n.] 1. To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or… …
10menacing — men|ac|ing [ menəsıŋ ] adjective intended to seriously threaten or frighten someone: a menacing look/tone ╾ men|ac|ing|ly adverb …
