is menacing
- present progressive of menace (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, the new Sunset Fire is menacing the well-known Hollywood Hills area.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2025
The absurd "gobble gobble" that warbles from their throats is menacing because, to those turkeys, they have a lot at stake.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2022
The fallout from the war is menacing the continent with what some fear could become its most challenging economic and financial crisis in decades.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
“That happened in the 20th century, and this is what this guy is menacing us with.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2017
Eric looks from me to Tobias and laughs, too loudly and for too long—the sound is menacing and grates against me like sandpaper.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
