: presenting, suggesting, or constituting a menace or threat : threatening
a menacing look
menacing words
[Harold E. Edgerton] … was also one of the first to take photographs of the menacing mushroom cloud emanating from a nuclear blast. Benjamin Genocchio
Ransomware is a menacing scam that involves locking businesses out of their computers and demanding payment of a ransom in exchange for the return of company systems and data. Roger Williams
The image is chilling: a series of menacing bear traps laid out like footsteps. Emily DeNitto
menacinglyadverb
A man stepped menacingly from the corner brandishing a long pole … Elizabeth George Speare
"If you shout his name I will curse you into oblivion," muttered Tonks menacingly … J. K. Rowling
Word History
Etymology
Middle English manacyng, from present participle of manacen "to menace entry 2"
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤➤be, look, seem具有威脅性;看上去氣勢洶洶;好像氣勢洶洶▸➤become變得有威脅性ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常險惡▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略有些險惡▸➤faintly, vaguely有幾分威脅性◇She had a faintly menacing manner.她的舉止隱約帶些威脅。➤almost幾乎帶有威脅性◇His voice was quiet and almost menacing.他平靜的語氣中幾乎帶有些許威脅。➤quietly平靜地顯露威脅