menacing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++men·ac·ing /ˈmenəsɪŋ/ adjective THREATENmaking you expect something unpleasant 威胁的，不祥的，凶兆的 SYN threatening dark menacing clouds 可怕的乌云 a low menacing laugh 带威胁的低声一笑 His tone grew more menacing. 他的语气越来越可怕。► see thesaurus at frightening —menacingly adverb He moved towards her menacingly. 他气势汹汹地朝她走去。
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menacing• Very polite but - well - sort of quietly menacing.• There was something strange and rather menacing about the way she spoke.• Within a few years he could have looked almost as menacing as he did six months ago.• One of the guards gave a low, menacing laugh.• Karpov is gradually building up the kind of position he likes with two bishops and a potentially menacing mass of central pawns.• It was as if menacing music had been played in a film, accompanying a scene of innocent happiness.• After the break Smith proved the menacing player for Stockton but he was well dealt with by a hard working Stockton defence.• the dark, menacing sky• The house grew still but it was a menacing stillness, like that of a cat about to spring.• The fraud is always more menacing than the real thing.• This is the really menacing thing because in their obsession with proving themselves, they are pulling us all towards destruction.• a deep, menacing voicemen·ac·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
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menacing
men‧ac‧ing /ˈmenəsɪŋ, ˈmenɪsɪŋ/
adjective
making you expect something unpleasant
SYN threatening:
dark menacing clouds
a low menacing laugh
His tone grew more menacing.
—menacingly adverb:
He moved towards her menacingly.
▪ frightening making you feel frightened: Being held at gunpoint had been the most frightening moment of his life. | The experience was very frightening.
▪scary especially spoken frightening. Scary is less formal than frightening and is very common in everyday English: The movie was really scary. | There were some scary moments.
▪chilling frightening, especially because violence, cruelty, or danger is involved: a chilling tale of revenge, murder and madness | The court heard chilling details about the attack.
▪spooky frightening and strange, especially because something involves ghosts or powers that people do not understand: The forest is really spooky in the dark. | a spooky coincidence | spooky stories
▪creepy informal frightening in a way that makes you feel nervous, especially when you are not sure exactly why – used especially about places, people, and feelings: This place is really creepy. Let’s get out of here. | a creepy guy | Do you know that creepy feeling when you're sure someone’s there but you can’t see or hear anything?
▪eerie especially literary strange and frightening: There was an eerie silence immediately after the bomb went off. | an eerie light | an eerie feeling
▪intimidating making you feel frightened, nervous, or lacking in confidence: Big schools can be an intimidating place for young children. | Giving evidence in court is often a rather intimidating experience. | the intimidating presence of a large number of soldiers
▪menacing frightening because you think someone is going to hurt you, even though they have not said or done anything violent – used especially about someone’s expression or voice: The woman had a very menacing look. | ‘I’d like to have a word with you outside,’ he said in a menacing tone.
men‧ac‧ing /ˈmenəsɪŋ, ˈmenɪsɪŋ/
adjectivemaking you expect something unpleasant
SYN threatening:
—menacingly adverb:
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