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Showing words for THREATEN using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Threaten

haterent, threaten

7 Letter Words for Threaten

earthen, enheart, entreat, ethrane, hearten, naether, ratteen, tarente, teather, teheran, ternate, tetrane, theater, thereat, traheen

6 Letter Words for Threaten

aether, anther, arette, athene, attern, entera, erthen, ethane, harten, hatter, heaten, heater, henter, hereat, hetter, nather, natter, neater, nether, netter, rateen, ratten, reheat, renate, retent, rhenea, taheen, tarten, teathe, teetan, tenter, tether, thenar, threat, threne

5 Letter Words for Threaten

ahent, antre, arent, arete, arett, arnee, atren, atter, earth, eaten, eater, eathe, enate, enhat, entea, enter, entre, entte, ether, hater, hatte, heare, heart, herne, nathe, neath, neter, ranee, rathe, reate, renet, rente, retan, rethe, rheen, tarte, tater, teart, teeth, tenet, tenth, terna, terne, tetra, thane, thatn, theat, theer, theet, there, theta, thete, thrae, three, trant, treat, treen

4 Letter Words for Threaten

anet, anre, ante, aren, aret, arte, atte, attn, earn, eath, entr, erat, erne, erth, etat, eten, ethe, etna, haen, hant, hare, harn, hart, hate, hatt, hear, heat, heer, hent, hera, here, hern, hert, hete, nare, natr, near, neat, neer, neet, nete, neth, rane, rant, rate, rath, rean, reen, reet, rent, rete, rhea, rhet, taen, tahr, tane, tanh, tare, tarn, tart, tate, tath, tean, tear, teat, teen, teer, teet, tehr, tene, tent, tera, tern, tete, teth, thae, than, thar, that, thea, thee, then, trah, trat, tree, tret, trna

3 Letter Words for Threaten

aer, ane, ant, are, arn, art, ate, att, ean, ear, eat, een, eer, ene, era, ere, ern, ert, eta, eth, hae, han, hat, hee, hen, her, het, nae, nah, nar, nat, nea, nee, net, nth, rah, ran, rat, rea, ree, reh, rha, rhe, rna, rte, tan, tar, tat, tea, tee, ten, ter, tet, tha, the, tnt, tra, trt

Definitions for Threaten

[1] to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
[2] to be a menace or source of danger to: Sickness threatened her peace of mind.
[3] to offer (a punishment, injury, etc.) by way of a threat: They threatened swift retaliation.
[4] to give an ominous indication of: The clouds threaten rain.
[5] to utter or use threats.
[6] to indicate impending evil or mischief.
[7] (tr) to be a threat to
[8] to be a menacing indication of (something); portend dark clouds threatened rain
[9] (when tr, may take a clause as object) to express a threat to (a person or people)

Words related to Threaten

intimidate, menace, scare, warn, imperil, jeopardize, portend, forewarn, caution, growl, forebode, torment, presage, browbeat, bully, blackmail, admonish, snarl, spook, terrorize

Words nearby Threaten

threadworm, thready, thready pulse, threap, threat, threaten, threatened species, threatening, three, three age system, three cheers for

Origin of Threaten

before 1000; Middle English thretnen, Old English thrēatnian, derivative of thrēat pressure, oppression. See threat, -en1

Other words from Threaten

threat·en·er , noun
out·threat·en , verb (used with object)
pre·threat·en , verb (used with object)
re·threat·en , verb

Synonyms for Threaten

intimidate, menace, scare, abuse, admonish, augur, blackmail, bluster, browbeat, bully, caution, comminate, cow, enforce, forebode, forewarn, fulminate, growl, portend, presage, pressurize, scowl, snarl, spook, terrorize, torment, flex muscles, look daggers, make threat, push around, shake fist at, walk heavy