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- Dictionarymenacing/ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. suggesting the presence of danger; threatening: "our officers encountered menacing looks from teenagers"
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MENACING definition: 1. making you think that someone is going to do something bad: 2. making you think that someone is…. Learn more.
The meaning of MENACING is presenting, suggesting, or constituting a menace or threat : threatening. How to use menacing in a sentence.
Synonyms for MENACING: ominous, sinister, threatening, bleak, dark, somber, foreboding, portentous; Antonyms of MENACING: favorable, benign, bright, promising, unthreatening, golden, encouraging, prosperous
Definition of menacing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Something that is menacing is threatening or suggestive of coming danger. If you’re backing away slowly from something, you can probably use the adjective menacing to describe it! Menacing means “threatening” — whether it’s on purpose or not.
If someone or something looks menacing, they give you a feeling that they are likely to cause you harm or put you in danger. The strong dark eyebrows give his face an oddly menacing look. He moved his menacing bulk closer to the table. The wide river looked less menacing when flanked by the warm yellow houses.
Menacing definition: expressing or serving as a menace or threat. See examples of MENACING used in a sentence.
