[
US
/ˈθɹɛtənɪŋɫi, ˈθɹɛtnɪŋɫi/
]
[ UK /θɹˈɛtənɪŋli/ ]
[ UK /θɹˈɛtənɪŋli/ ]
ADVERB
-
in a menacing manner
the voice at the other end of the line dropped menacingly
How To Use threateningly In A Sentence
- A partridge, indeed, with a brood of ten behind her, ran forward threateningly, but soon repented of her fierceness, and clucked to her young ones not to be afraid.
- He turned swiftly, favoring his injured leg, lifting the longsword threateningly -- then relaxed, grinning. Conan
- The bright red stool that sat closest to the register and the threateningly sharp check spike was the least used.
- Stop laughing!" he warned her, waving his sword threateningly ... or at least in a manner that he imagined was threatening. Darkness of the Light
- He moved from side to side threateningly, like a maniac in a horror movie and I froze in complete panic.
- Wentworth had a threateningly dark and oppressive atmosphere whereas I can honestly say I've been in scarier factory canteens than the one at Larkhall.
- He held the knife threateningly in his left hand, and drew his black ruby sword in his right.
- The herd's massive matriarch advanced towards me with her ears spread threateningly.
- This ain't no affair of yours, boy!" McClosky said threateningly.
- She would have stooped to retrieve her knives had he not waved his own at her threateningly.