- present tense form of threaten (3rd person singular).
threatens
Example Sentences
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Oil also sets the price of AI’s money and threatens AI’s buildings, both at once.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Hurricane Simon lashed Mexico's Pacific coast with severe winds and heavy rain on Monday, as it threatens to make landfall this week, according to the US National Hurricane Center.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
The education crisis is symptomatic of this but also threatens to act as an accelerant.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Another federal law prohibits voter intimidation, with up to a yearlong prison sentence for anybody who intimidates, threatens, or coerces somebody else with the purpose of interfering with another person’s right to vote.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026
When the hamper threatens to tumble out again, I kick it, and it bounces back like a punk, so I kick it harder—and my foot breaks a hole in the plastic.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
