threatening
Definitions
Verb
- Pose a threat to; present a danger to
- To utter intentions of injury or punishment against:
- To be a menacing indication of something:
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "threatening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | threatening | 3 | 26 |
| 2 | threateningly | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | life-threatening | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "threatening".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | threatened | 2 | 29 |
| 2 | heating | 2 | 24 |
| 3 | pretending | 3 | 12 |
| 4 | strengthening | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | treating | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | threaten | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | straightening | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | threatens | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | retreating | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | heartening | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | tightening | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | threading | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | shortening | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | hastening | 3 | 2 |
| 15 | threateningly | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | disheartening | 4 | 1 |
| 17 | life-threatening | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | entreating | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | cheapening | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | trending | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "threatening" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "threatening" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "threatening" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "threatening".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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