menace
noun
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat.
will menace
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future tenseof menace.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Not all alien earthworms will menace native ecosystems.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024
Under current practices, more wildfires will menace these homes.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2015
But it isn't clear whether the storm will menace the East Coast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2011
Partial object of mining in or near an enemy's channels is to fill them with wreckage that will menace other ships.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whatever comes to menace the United States will menace the safety of Canada; and with swift cruisers, Europe and Asia are nearer Canada to-day than Halifax is near Vancouver.
From The Canadian Commonwealth by Agnes C. (Agnes Christina) Laut
