He received a threatening message.
他收到了一条威胁性的信息。
Choose the best synonym for the word “threatening”:
B — menacing. “threatening” means adj. showing an intention to cause harm or danger
Dark, ______ storm clouds gathered quickly before the big storm hit.
A — threatening. “threatening” means adj. showing an intention to cause harm or danger
threatening — adj. showing an intention to cause harm or danger. In Chinese: 威胁的.
threatening is pronounced /ˈθrɛtənɪŋ/. It breaks into 4 syllables: thr · ea · ten · ing.
He received a threatening message. (他收到了一条威胁性的信息。)
menacing, intimidating, ominous — all close in meaning to threatening (adj. showing an intention to cause harm or danger).
Yes. threatening appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.