Adjective : threatening gestures. ,threatening clouds. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : He threatened the boy with a beating. ,Sickness threatened her peace of mind. ,They threatened swift retaliation. ,The clouds threaten rain. From Dictionary.com.
After Saturday's late disappointment left his team's tilt for the title threatening to sink into quicksand, the Arsenal manager, having. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to England boss Fabio Capello: My team won't be bored or turn to booze in South Africa] Reference
Let us see how terrible the threatening is and the destruction will be. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
I wonder if it was Mel Gibson running amok - recently fallen off the wagon again - "threatening" a paranoid gun-toting citizen. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Why Was Daniel Culotti Even ON The Street?] Reference
What good is it going to do by the same one or two Hillary voters coming on the blogs over and over again "threatening" to vote for McCain. From Wordnik.com. [Obama adds two superdelegates, one's a former Clinton backer] Reference
Aside from a few drops, the rain threatening all day held off. From Wordnik.com. [Spoleto Italy: Poetic Love Songs With Mideastern Roots - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
How debilitating or life threatening is the disease being treated?. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Hyman, MD: Is There a Cure for Autoimmune Disease?] Reference
HAMMER: Tonight, the jaw-dropping phone calls threatening the Hogans. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 16, 2008] Reference
The Fujian Mawei police is very effective in threatening its citizens. From Wordnik.com. [Global Voices in English » China: When a gang rape scandal turns into state secrets…] Reference
This address was couched in threatening language, and vehemently condemned. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign and Colonial Intelligence] Reference
On Tuesday night, Singh claimed he received an anonymous call threatening him. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
José Valtierra, for example, has received phone calls threatening to kidnap him. From Wordnik.com. [Indymedia Ireland] Reference
Now he has been receiving phone calls threatening him unless he throws the match. From Wordnik.com. [TV CROSSOVER HALL OF FAME - MAY 2005] Reference
Isn't Bam-Bam putting the cart before the horse in threatening to "whup Congress?". From Wordnik.com. [Reid stands by Lieberman despite Obama attack] Reference
Just like his new organization, he believed in threatening people and intimidation. From Wordnik.com. [Group Touts Reward Against G.O.P. Donors to Independent Efforts - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
And every time she was ready to come back, she would get a phone call threatening her. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 6, 2010] Reference
The detail started after Mr. Heydari said he received phone calls threatening his children. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Iran's Crackdown] Reference
Parolee arrested in connection with phone calls threatening to kill retired US congresswoman. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
"You sing out, him fella brother belong you die too much," the white man went on in threatening tones. From Wordnik.com. [Something to Be Done] Reference
The woman from the rebel village receives phone calls threatening death to her and her young daughters. From Wordnik.com. [CounterPunch] Reference
The metaphor of a tree, which was made us of in the threatening, is here presented in the promise, v. 22, 23. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
D-N. C., said he will not host any town halls this month because he received a phone call threatening his life. From Wordnik.com. [Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles] Reference
He told his commander after he started receiving anonymous e-mails and phone calls threatening him with exposure. From Wordnik.com. [RNW: English] Reference
Mayor Norris said he had received some of the same calls threatening a boycott, but did not put much stock in them. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
Imagine, nearly an hour face to face, an interrogator leans in, cajoling, then threatening, demanding the code word. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 23, 2006] Reference
The issue is whether or not UDF employees or management were responsible for a telephone call threatening a customer. From Wordnik.com. [legitgov] Reference
Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai went as far as threatening a "shoah," the Hebrew word for holocaust or disaster. From Wordnik.com. [Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog] Reference
Imagine, nearly an hour face to face, an interrogator leans in, cajoling and then threatening, demanding the code word. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 22, 2005] Reference
The belief that something threatening is out there produces a host of physical responses that you have little control over. From Wordnik.com. [Fake Pills Have the Power to Help Real Pain | Impact Lab] Reference
She had arranged for the boy's transportation to Florida, but soon received phone calls threatening her son's life and demanding money. From Wordnik.com. [East Valley Tribune - Today's Top Stories] Reference
Even if we do not adopt such a policy, knowing that we plausibly could will give us crucial leverage in threatening our trading partners. From Wordnik.com. [Ian Fletcher: Is a Flat Tariff the Answer to America's Trade Mess?] Reference
Five youths were beaten in Khayelitsha and a number of ward candidates received phone calls threatening their lives, according to the ANC. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Especially the ones that cut off just as something life-threatening is about to happen (40 ft wave crashing into the Wizard, for example). From Wordnik.com. [Remember when I didn't use the same icon every day?] Reference
Spokesman Nicolas Petteau said Wednesday that an Air France agency in Buenos Aires received an anonymous phone call threatening Flight 415. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Shiv Sena man receives calls threatening to kill Bal Thackeray. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Shilpa shetty with Vijay Mallya, Bollywood meets Business] Reference
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