threateningly Antonyms

Meaning of threateningly

Wordnet

threateningly (r)

in a menacing manner

threateningly Sentence Examples

  1. The towering figure approached with a menacing glare, his fists clenched threateningly.
  2. The teacher's voice boomed through the classroom, its threateningly low tone silencing the chatter.
  3. The stranger's shadowy form lurked in the alley, his eyes glinting threateningly under the dim streetlight.
  4. The police car's flashing lights cut through the darkness, momentarily blinding the driver and looming threateningly over his vehicle.
  5. The storm clouds gathered, their angry gray mass swirling threateningly over the horizon.
  6. The predator circled its prey, its piercing gaze fixed threateningly upon the unsuspecting victim.
  7. The knife glinted threateningly in the moonlight, its sharp blade poised to strike.
  8. The landlord's threateningly stern letter arrived in the mail, demanding immediate payment of overdue rent.
  9. The virus spread throughout the city, its invisible presence threateningly infecting the population.
  10. The dictator stood at the podium, his voice dripping with venom and his gestures threateningly belligerent.

FAQs About the word threateningly

in a menacing manner

endanger, menace, imperil, hover (over),hang (over), jeopardize, hazard,impend (over), peril, overhang

remote, ultimate, eventual, former, past, former, remote,distant, past, distant

The towering figure approached with a menacing glare, his fists clenched threateningly.

The teacher's voice boomed through the classroom, its threateningly low tone silencing the chatter.

The stranger's shadowy form lurked in the alley, his eyes glinting threateningly under the dim streetlight.

The police car's flashing lights cut through the darkness, momentarily blinding the driver and looming threateningly over his vehicle.