threaten
verb (used with object)
to utter a threat against; menace.
has been threatening
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present perfect progressiveof threaten (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Taylor Swift was granted a three-year restraining order Tuesday against a man who allegedly has been threatening her and her parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
However, warmer weather has been threatening potato production in both states.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2025
If a strike does happen, as the union has been threatening, it would be the first since a roughly two-week walkout by 185,000 workers crippled the company a quarter century ago.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
The palm has been getting shaved for the last decade, which causes it to lose vigour, as it has been threatening to burst through the glass canopy at the hot house.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2021
“The government has been threatening to shut down the experiments for almost a year now,” Nita says.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
