Threaten (IPA: /ˈθɹɛtən/)
| Threaten (v. t.) |
To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the promise of something evil or disagreeable; to warn. |
| Threaten (v. t.) |
To exhibit the appearance of (something evil or unpleasant) as approaching; to indicate as impending; to announce the conditional infliction of; as, to threaten war; to threaten death. |
| Threaten (v. i.) |
To use threats, or menaces; also, to have a threatening appearance. |
| Threaten Synonyms |
Imperil, Jeopardise, Jeopardize, Endanger, Menace, Peril |
Threaten Rhymes
Baeten, Benten, Betten, Betton, Breton, Bretton, Jetton, Netan, Retton, Sletten, Sweatin', Threaten |
Kveton, Tibetan, Vanetten |
Margaretten |
| Spanish Translation |
Threaten in Spanish is Amenazar |
| Tagalog Translation |
Threaten in Tagalog is Manakot |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Alien Monsters Threaten to Destroy Mankind!" - Godzilla vs. Gigan |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Although September 11 was horrible, it didn't threaten the survival of the human race, like nuclear weapons do." - Stephen Hawking |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "An eye like Mars, to threaten and command." - Eyes |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Before I be convict by course of law, To threaten me with death is most unlawful." - Law |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "If you threaten my lord again..." - Last words in Game of Thrones media |
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