menace
noun
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat.
was menacing
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past progressiveof menace.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The disease was menacing every corner of the city, ravaging Mr. Koch’s own neighborhood.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2022
Bob Gibson, as nice off the field as he was menacing on it.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2021
He was menacing most days and nights on that tour.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2020
We were all going to be first-year teachers, and the place was in a great location, right in the middle of town, but it was menacing.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 3, 2015
And when it was scary it was menacing.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
