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Showing words for THREATENING using the English dictionary

11 Letter Words for Threatening

threatening

10 Letter Words for Threatening

entreating, heartening, interagent

9 Letter Words for Threatening

antherine, argentine, argentite, entertain, grenatite, hartening, hattering, integrant, integrate, nattering, rattening, reheating, retighten, tangerine, tentering, terentian, tethering, threating, tightener

8 Letter Words for Threatening

aigrette, antigene, antirent, aretting, argentin, atherine, earthing, enargite, entering, generant, genthite, gnathite, gnattier, gratinee, haterent, hearting, heritage, herniate, ingather, inherent, interage, intereat, internat, internet, intranet, naething, renitent, retenant, tangeite, teething, tenanter, tetanine, theatine, thirteen, thranite, threaten, tinetare, tranting, treating, trentine

7 Letter Words for Threatening

aginner, angrite, aniente, anither, anteing, anterin, anthine, antient, antigen, arenite, ariette, atrenne, attinge, earning, earthen, egretta, eighter, enginer, engrain, enheart, enherit, enrange, enright, enteria, enthean, entrain, entrant, entreat, etherin, ethrane, gahnite, garnett, gattine, gehenna, genetta, gentian, gentier, geranin, giterne, gittern, gnatter, granite, grantee, granthi, gratine, gratten, greaten, greenth, gritten, hairnet, hanting, hartite, hatting, hearing, hearten, heating, hennier, henting, hernani, hernant, hireage, inearth, ingener, ingrate, ingreat, integer, intrant, intrate, iterant, iterate, naether, naither, nattier, nearing, negater, negrine, negrita, neigher, neither, nettier, netting, nighter, nitrate, ranting, rathite, ratteen, ratting, reagent, reginae, regnant, rehinge, rentage, renting, retinge, retting, rhagite, righten, ringent, taenite, tangent, tanghin, tangier, tarente, tartine, tarting, tathing, tearing, teather, teening, teering, teeting, teheran, teniate, tentage, tentier, tenting, tergant, tergite, ternate, terning, tertian, tetrane, theater, theeing, thenage, thereat, therein, therian, thetine, thinner, tighten, tighter, tingent, tintage, traheen, trainee, traneen, trannie, treeing

6 Letter Words for Threatening

aether, aigret, anight, annite, anteri, anther, anting, antrin, arette, argent, argine, aright, athene, athing, attern, attire, eaning, earing, eating, egeran, egeria, either, engine, engirt, ennage, enrage, enring, entera, entier, entire, entria, ergate, erning, erthen, etagre, ethane, ethine, gainer, gaiter, ganner, gannet, gareth, garnet, garten, gather, gatten, gatter, geerah, genear, geneat, genera, genian, gennet, gerate, gerent, gether, getter, ghatti, ghetti, ginete, ginner, ginnet, gitter, graine, graith, granet, gratin, greith, grenat, gthite, haeing, hageen, hagein, hairen, hangee, hanger, hangie, haring, harten, hartin, hating, hatter, hearie, heaten, heater, hegari, hegira, henner, henter, hereat, herein, hernia, heting, hetter, hinger, hinner, hinter, hirage, hitter, inaner, ingate, ingene, ingent, inhere, innage, innate, intent, intern, nanger, narine, nather, natter, neaten, neater, negate, nerine, nerita, nerite, nether, netter, nigher, nitent, nither, nitter, nritta, rahing, ranine, rateen, ratine, rating, ratite, ratten, reagin, regain, regent, regian, regina, rehang, reheat, renate, rennet, retain, retent, retina, retine, retint, rhenea, taeing, taheen, tainte, tairge, tanger, tangie, tanier, tanner, tantie, target, taring, tarten, teaing, teathe, teeing, teetan, teihte, tenant, tenent, teniae, tenner, tenter, tentie, tertia, tether, theine, theirn, thenar, thenne, thetin, thrain, thrang, threat, threne, thring, tienta, tinage, tinean, tinger, tinner, tinnet, tinter, tirage, tither, treget, triage, triene, trigae, tringa

5 Letter Words for Threatening

aegir, aerie, agene, agent, agete, agree, agrin, ahent, ahing, ahint, aiger, ainee, airth, anent, anger, anigh, annet, annie, antre, areng, arent, arete, arett, argin, arite, arith, arnee, ating, atren, atter, eager, eagre, earth, eaten, eater, eathe, egret, ehing, eight, eigne, enage, enate, enent, engin, enhat, ennia, entea, enter, entia, entre, entte, ering, etage, etang, ether, ettin, gaine, gaitt, gareh, garni, garth, gater, geare, geira, genae, genet, genie, genin, genit, genre, gerah, gerea, gerne, getah, ghain, giant, giher, girth, grain, grane, grant, grate, great, green, greet, grein, greit, greta, grete, grint, grith, haine, haint, haire, hange, hater, hatte, hatti, heare, heart, henen, henge, henna, herne, hiant, hiate, hiera, higra, hinge, hiree, hiren, inane, inert, ingan, inger, inner, innet, inter, intra, irate, irena, irene, ither, naght, nathe, neath, neger, neigh, nenta, neter, niger, night, nigra, niner, ninth, niter, nitta, ragee, raine, ranee, range, rathe, ratti, reate, reget, regia, regie, regin, regna, reign, reina, reneg, renet, renga, renig, renin, renne, rente, retag, retan, rethe, retia, retie, retin, rheen, rhein, rhine, riant, right, ringe, rithe, tahin, taint, tairn, tangi, tanti, targe, tarie, tarin, tarte, tater, tatie, tatin, teart, teeth, tenai, tenet, tenga, tenge, tenia, tenne, tenth, terai, terga, terna, terne, tetra, tetri, thagi, thane, thatn, theat, theer, theet, thegn, theia, thein, their, there, theta, thete, thine, thing, thirt, thrae, three, tiang, tiger, tight, tinea, tinge, tinta, titan, titar, titer, tithe, tragi, train, trait, trant, treat, treen, triga, trina, trine, trite

4 Letter Words for Threatening

agee, agen, ager, aget, agin, agit, agni, aine, aint, aire, airn, airt, aith, anet, anne, anni, anre, ante, anti, areg, aren, aret, argh, arni, arte, atte, attn, earn, eath, eger, eigh, eine, eira, eire, engr, entr, erat, eria, erie, erin, erne, erth, etat, eten, ethe, etna, gaen, gaet, gain, gair, gait, gane, gant, gare, gari, garn, gart, gate, gath, gatt, gean, gear, geat, geer, geet, gein, geir, geit, gena, gene, gent, gere, geta, ghat, ghee, gien, ginn, gire, girn, girt, gite, gith, gnar, gnat, gran, grat, gree, gren, gret, grin, grit, haen, hagi, hain, hair, hait, hang, hani, hant, hare, harn, hart, hate, hatt, hear, heat, heer, heir, heng, hent, hera, here, hern, hert, hete, hine, hing, hint, hire, iare, inga, inne, inta, intr, iran, iter, nagi, naig, nain, nane, nant, nare, natr, near, neat, neer, neet, nein, nene, nete, neth, neti, ngai, nigh, nina, nine, rage, ragi, rain, rait, rane, rang, rann, rant, rate, rath, rean, reen, reet, regt, rein, reit, renn, rent, rete, rgen, rhea, rhet, riga, rine, ring, rita, rite, ritt, taen, tahr, taig, tain, tait, tane, tang, tanh, tare, tari, tarn, tart, tate, tath, tean, tear, teat, teen, teer, teet, tega, tehr, tene, teng, tent, tera, tern, tete, teth, thae, thai, than, thar, that, thea, thee, then, thig, thin, thir, tiar, tien, tier, tige, tine, ting, tint, tire, tite, trag, trah, trat, tree, tret, trie, trig, trin, trit, trna

3 Letter Words for Threatening

aer, age, agr, agt, ahi, ain, air, ait, ane, ann, ant, are, arg, arn, art, ate, att, ean, ear, eat, eeg, een, eer, eir, ene, eng, era, ere, erg, ern, ert, eta, eth, gan, gar, gat, gee, gen, ger, get, gie, gin, git, gra, gte, gtt, hae, hag, han, hat, hee, hei, hen, her, het, hgt, hia, hie, hin, hir, hit, ign, ing, inn, int, ira, ire, ita, nae, nag, nah, nar, nat, nea, nee, neg, nei, net, nie, nig, nit, nne, nth, rag, rah, rai, ran, rat, rea, ree, reg, reh, rei, rha, rhe, ria, rie, rig, rin, rit, rna, rte, rti, tag, tai, tan, tar, tat, tea, tee, teg, ten, ter, tet, tgn, tgt, tha, the, tie, tig, tin, tit, tng, tnt, tra, tri, trt

Definitions for Threatening

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

Words related to Threatening

dangerous, sinister, ugly, dire, alarming, aggressive, cautionary, lowering, looming, bullying, near, warning, black, close, impending, scowling, apocalyptic, baleful, baneful

Words nearby Threatening

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

Origin of Threatening

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

Other words from Threatening

threat·en·ing·ly , adverb
non·threat·en·ing , adjective
non·threat·en·ing·ly , adverb
un·threat·en·ing , adjective
un·threat·en·ing·ly , adverb
threat·en·er , noun
out·threat·en , verb (used with object)
pre·threat·en , verb (used with object)
re·threat·en , verb

Synonyms for Threatening

aggressive, alarming, cautionary, dangerous, dire, sinister, ugly, black, bullying, close, impending, looming, lowering, near, overhanging, portending, scowling, terrorizing, warning, apocalyptic, at hand, baleful, baneful, comminatory, fateful, forthcoming, grim, ill-boding, imminent, impendent, inauspicious, intimidatory, loury, lowery, minacious, minatory, portentous, unlucky, unpropitious, unsafe, upcoming