Adjective : threatening gestures. ,threatening clouds. From Dictionary.com.
This is what can happen if we connect ourselves NOW in "nonthreatening" ways using the Internet. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
"During the first season, I was just starting out and a lot of my cases were strange and kind of nonthreatening," he says. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
"nonthreatening," said it was opened by a staffer and immediately turned over to the Michigan State Police. From Wordnik.com. [Corpus Christi Caller Times, Caller.com Stories] Reference
Tolerance survives best in a nonthreatening context. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Crisis] Reference
Forty of the injuries were considered nonthreatening. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 23, 2002] Reference
The lyrics would have to be powerful but nonthreatening. From Wordnik.com. [The Day of the Dissonance]
I tried to sound as casual and nonthreatening as I could. From Wordnik.com. [Along Came a Spider]
With slow, nonthreatening movements, Liam started the car. From Wordnik.com. [Fire and Ice]
"May I come in?" he asked in his best nonthreatening voice. From Wordnik.com. [A Ranger's Wife]
Scanlon went out of his way to be completely nonthreatening. From Wordnik.com. [Starfish] Reference
Flinx allowed himself to feel at ease, relaxed, nonthreatening. From Wordnik.com. [Running from the Deity]
Handlers replaced her with a safe, nonthreatening Mommy Clinton. From Wordnik.com. [Dancing With The Enemy] Reference
KING: Why do you think that is, nonthreatening, easy to be with?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2005] Reference
It probably helps, too, that she exerts her power in a nonthreatening way. From Wordnik.com. [Barbara Swings Away] Reference
We chatted about casual, nonthreatening subjects for the first few moments. From Wordnik.com. [Along Came a Spider]
It was such a nice, nonthreatening smile that Halle let the door stay open. From Wordnik.com. [Lunatics]
The more I watch my family, the more nonthreatening and civilized baboons seem. From Wordnik.com. [The Ties That Bind...And Gag!]
I wanted to sit someplace quiet and nonthreatening and eat my mother's cookies. From Wordnik.com. [Four To Score]
So I sent out the e-mail, and it was very respectful and nonthreatening in tone. From Wordnik.com. [Deanie Mills: The Problem With Hillary] Reference
Their weapons -- dangling casually in their hands -- looked almost nonthreatening. From Wordnik.com. [Money, Money, Money]
But the weaponry must have been taught to recognize human beings as nonthreatening. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
• Providing authentic opportunities to use language in a nonthreatening environment. From Wordnik.com. [Teachers council blasts Arizona policy on accents] Reference
Ms. Couric said it was also a nonthreatening way for her to get to know the candidates. From Wordnik.com. [A Star is Reborn] Reference
Civil libertarians worry that nonthreatening aliens will be caught up in antiterrorist sweeps. From Wordnik.com. [Fortress America] Reference
My innocent charm and nonthreatening appearance just won't work against her, and it's so annoying!. From Wordnik.com. [missfickles Diary Entry] Reference
Acceptably black means being nonthreatening to white people inclined to feeling threatened by black people. From Wordnik.com. [Taken for Granite] Reference
First, his personal style evokes the golden age of nonthreatening, high-minded liberalism from the early 1960s. From Wordnik.com. [The Obama Moment] Reference
Getting European nations to accept nonthreatening detainees; building rehabilitation centers in Mideast nations. From Wordnik.com. [Transfer of Gitmo Detainees Hits Snags] Reference
It's difficult to imagine a more nonthreatening protest than vegans holding signs promoting the welfare of animals. From Wordnik.com. [ACLU Georgia Uncovers Pentagon Spying Files] Reference
While nonthreatening at first, this is something that is quite threatening for republicans who remember Terry Schaivo. From Wordnik.com. [GOP Principles for Insurance Care] Reference
Hers was to appear nonthreatening and 'feminine', then perform contrary to the expectations of the males on the force. From Wordnik.com. [Pop Goes The Weasel]
"It's good to have a nonthreatening setting where we can let down our hair -- what's left of it," Mr. FitzGerald observes. From Wordnik.com. [When Chairman] Reference
If Obama were a different type of leader-in-the-making, he would choose nonthreatening novices to ensure his being in charge. From Wordnik.com. [Kathleen Reardon: The Faulty Presidential Control Obsession] Reference
So you pretend to be friendly and nonthreatening, and over time you 'build trust,' which everybody involved knows is an illusion. From Wordnik.com. [Al Gore and the Enquirer's non-checkbook journalism] Reference
His advice is nonthreatening because he doesn't have a hidden agenda: He isn't interested in moving up the ladder or taking their jobs. From Wordnik.com. [Tips for Training Your Boss] Reference
Second, the villain is name Piccolo, which is also the name of a woodwind instrument and about as nonthreatening a name as I can imagine. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Giltz: DVDs: "Hannah Montana" VS "Dragonball"] Reference
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