threatening meaning and definition

THREATENING adjective

Definition of threatening (adjective)

1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
   • "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly"
   • synonyms: baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister
2. darkened by clouds
   • "a heavy sky"
   • synonyms: heavy, lowering, sullen