menacing

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ/ Hyphenation: men‧acing === Adjective === menacing (comparative more menacing, superlative most menacing) Synonym of threatening in its various senses. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === menacing present participle and gerund of menace === Noun === menacing (plural menacings) The act of making menaces or threats. 1824-1826, William Cobbett, History of the Protestant Reformation They remember his subornings, menacings, bribings, cuttings, maimings, hangings, and burnings.