Explore Threatening through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like baleful or sullen. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Threatening in a sentence
Related words
Threatening meaning
present participle and gerund of threaten
Synonyms of Threatening
Using Threatening
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of threaten
- Useful related words include: baleful, sullen, lowering, heavy.
- In the example corpus, threatening often appears in combinations such as: threatening to, and threatening, life threatening.
Context around Threatening
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Threatening
- In this selection, "threatening" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, life, communication, charges, injuries, people and death stand out and add context to how "threatening" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include non life threatening injuries, with life threatening injuries, life threatening, threatening injuries and threatening behaviour. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "threatening" sits close to words such as cutting, vulnerable and legacy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with threatening
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A 23-year-old Wyndham Vale man was also transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries. (16 words)
Khan admitted sending communication threatening death or serious harm as well as an additional count of threatening behaviour. (18 words)
In February, Consiglio was charged with terroristic threatening by the State of Delaware for threatening to kill his wife. (19 words)
Given the important policy debates and proposals we need our politicians to progress, why was it that last week the major parties seemed more interested in scoring points, threatening each other and using threatening and bullying language? (37 words)
Jeremy Corbyn says Boris Johnson is 'threatening people' with no-deal Brexit Jeremy Corbyn addresses a rally in Salford during which he said Boris Johnson "is essentially threatening people" with his no-deal Brexit plans. (35 words)
A 17-year-old boy from Southampton and a 12-year-old girl from Buckinghamshire sustained "critical injuries" and later died in hospital while eight people were treated for injuries which were not life-threatening. (35 words)
Given the important policy debates and proposals we need our politicians to progress, why was it that last week the major parties seemed more interested in scoring points, threatening each other and using threatening and bullying language? (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
One pedestrian was taken to hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries, while the two other pedestrians along with both drivers were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Initially, paramedics said one of the patients had life-threatening injuries, while the injuries sustained by the other two were serious, but non-life-threatening.
Khan admitted sending communication threatening death or serious harm as well as an additional count of threatening behaviour.
A 39-year-old woman faces charges of disobeying a traffic control device – cause life-threatening injury, and driving carelessly – cause life-threatening injuries.
Four stabbing victims are reportedly in critical condition with possibly life threatening injuries, while two police officers reportedly suffered moderate, non-life-threatening injuries.
National Police Spokesperson James Kadadzera confirmed of the development in an interview with the press, saying Kabwila will answer two charges, threatening public order and threatening Judges in the Presidential case.
Jeremy Corbyn says Boris Johnson is 'threatening people' with no-deal Brexit Jeremy Corbyn addresses a rally in Salford during which he said Boris Johnson "is essentially threatening people" with his no-deal Brexit plans.
Given the important policy debates and proposals we need our politicians to progress, why was it that last week the major parties seemed more interested in scoring points, threatening each other and using threatening and bullying language?
Goucher Student Arrested After More 'Threatening Graffiti' Found On CampusAn arrest was made Thursday in the investigation into “threatening anti-black graffiti” around Goucher College's campus.
In February, Consiglio was charged with terroristic threatening by the State of Delaware for threatening to kill his wife.
The operators of both sleds were taken to hospital, one with non-life threatening injuries and the other with life-threatening injuries.
The suspect reportedly sent threatening text and photo messages to the woman, threatening to kill her, harm her family and stage a massacre.
The threatening appearance of a tank is often enough to keep an opponent from attacking, whereas a less threatening vehicle such as an armored car is more likely to be attacked.
A 17-year-old boy from Southampton and a 12-year-old girl from Buckinghamshire sustained "critical injuries" and later died in hospital while eight people were treated for injuries which were not life-threatening.
A 19-year-old student was charged Wednesday morning for threatening to use a firearm in an Edmonton school.
A 23-year-old Wyndham Vale man was also transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
About one-third of the athletes had an ICD, which is a device that can deliver an electric shock to restore a normal heartbeat when a life-threatening irregular heartbeat is detected.
A brother of Irish teacher Enoch Burke has appeared before a judge charged with threatening and abusive behaviour following disturbances at a Court of Appeal hearing.
A building which supports young people with life-threatening illnesses and neighbourhood activities in Tipton is set to be transferred from the council to a community trust.
Access to an oral medication will be beneficial for many women "coping with extreme, and sometimes life-threatening, feelings", she added.
Phrases with threatening
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with threatening
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- threatening to 37×
- and threatening 15×
- life threatening 12×
- is threatening 10×
- threatening the 8×
- threatening injuries 6×
- threatening and 6×
- non-life threatening 6×
- of threatening 5×
- threatening behaviour 5×