threaten

(verb)

verb

1. pose a threat to; present a danger to

Similar word(s): endanger, imperil, jeopardise, jeopardize, menace, peril

Definition categories: stative, be, exist

2. to utter intentions of injury or punishment against

- He threatened me when I tried to call the police

Definition categories: communication, warn

3. to be a menacing indication of something

- The clouds threaten rain

- Danger threatens

Definition categories: communication, augur, auspicate, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate

Sentences with threaten as a verb:

- He threatened me with a knife.

- The rocks threatened the ship's survival.

- The black clouds threatened heavy rain.