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menacing

adjective

Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
M
Ends with
G
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
C2

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ

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Definitions

adjective

  1. Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

    “A baleful look”

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Example Sentences

A baleful look
Forbidding thunderclouds
His tone became menacing
Ominous rumblings of discontent
Sinister storm clouds

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