menacing

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: men‧acing

menacing (comparative more menacing, superlative most menacing)

1. Synonym of threatening in its various senses.

menacing

1. present participle and gerund of menace

menacing (plural menacings)

1. The act of making menaces or threats.
   • 1824-1826, William Cobbett, History of the Protestant Reformation

     They remember his subornings, menacings, bribings, cuttings, maimings, hangings, and burnings.