threaten
IPA: θrˈɛtʌn
verb
- To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
- To menace, or be dangerous.
- To portend, or give a warning of.
- To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
- (figuratively) To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.)
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Examples of "threaten" in Sentences
- Holyokeis threatened again.
- The dog is threatened in the corner.
- The pimp threatens Oleg with a knife.
- The French economy threatens to stagnate.
- This threatened the existence of the empire.
- It threatens to subsume the entire landscape.
- In Britain, it is threatened with extirpation.
- It threatened the longevity of the reservoirs.
- The former is endangered, and the latter is threatened.
- The destruction of the Valley left many species endangered and threatened.
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