threaten
verb (used with object)
to utter a threat against; menace.
have been threatening
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present perfect progressiveof threaten.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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Workers represented by the Sindicato No. 1 union at the Australian company's mine in northern Chile, the largest copper deposit in the world, have been threatening to strike over safety concerns.
From Reuters ● Nov. 28, 2022
Some Twitter users have been threatening to delete their accounts in protest at the new leadership.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2022
Rivera said it was unclear what school the teen might have been threatening.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
The Tigrayans, known as the Tigray Defense Forces, have been threatening to attack western Tigray since they won a series of battles in late June, including the recapture of the provincial capital, Mekelle.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2021
Those vile Yankees have been threatening Ponchatoula, and his battery, with a regiment of infantry, was on its way there to drive them back.
From A Confederate Girl's Diary by Dawson, Sarah Morgan
