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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
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ

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Definitions

adjective

  1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

    “a baleful look”

In context

Example Sentences

a baleful look
forbidding thunderclouds
his tone became menacing
ominous rumblings of discontent
sinister storm clouds

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