menace
noun
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat.
Example Sentences
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As we talk, on occasion the screeching call of a toucan pierces the quiet, and miles above, the same giant black birds hover menacingly in groups, surveying everything below.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026
One day in December, Nat notices gulls, crows, starlings and wrens massing menacingly overhead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
He also posted a teaser video on Instagram, in which he dons Draco's blonde wig and black robes and reaches for his wooden wand before menacingly asking: "Scared, Potter?"
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025
One, 3800-meter-high Mount Erebus, seethes menacingly just 40 kilometers from McMurdo Station, Antarctica’s biggest research base.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 2, 2024
“His sister didn’t really try,” said McLaggen menacingly.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
