menacing
Example Sentences
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The tone he used was clearly meant to be menacing.
From Salon
Cignetti’s gotten a lot of attention for his bravado and his menacing sideline presence, in which he paces and stares like a customer who thinks the butcher’s hiding the best T-bones.
The threat of a more menacing trade war provided support for the euro, sterling and other European currencies, while the U.S. dollar — already under pressure — fell on Monday, a public holiday in the U.S.
From MarketWatch
Meanwhile, seven menacing figures in shaggy bleached-blond wigs are on the loose, looking like the world’s most dangerous bubblegum pop band.
TAIPEI—When Beijing wants to intimidate its rivals, it has an extensive—and often menacing—playbook to draw from.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
