threaten
Definition
- v. to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
- v. to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"
Word forms
- Past participle
- threatened
- Present participle
- threatening
- Past tense
- threatened
- Third person singular
- threatens
Example sentences
vt.
The dark clouds seem to threaten a storm later today.
vi.
The rising temperatures threaten to disrupt our environment.