Definition of menacing in English:
menacing
adjective ˈmɛnɪsɪŋˈmɛnəsɪŋ
Suggesting the presence of danger; threatening.
our officers encountered menacing looks from teenagers
Example sentencesExamples
- The sky has lightened and the snow has stopped, but a menacing wall of clouds is heading our way fast.
- The light barely illuminated the forest around them and it was very menacing at this late hour.
- He aimed his menacing, brooding dark brown eyes directly into her own scared blue ones.
- Great rock fragments jutted out of the side, giving the castle an even more menacing look.
- The picture is grainy but that actually enhances the slightly menacing atmosphere.
Definition of menacing in US English:
menacing
adjectiveˈmenəsiNGˈmɛnəsɪŋ
Suggesting the presence of danger; threatening.
Example sentencesExamples
- The light barely illuminated the forest around them and it was very menacing at this late hour.
- The picture is grainy but that actually enhances the slightly menacing atmosphere.
- He aimed his menacing, brooding dark brown eyes directly into her own scared blue ones.
- Great rock fragments jutted out of the side, giving the castle an even more menacing look.
- The sky has lightened and the snow has stopped, but a menacing wall of clouds is heading our way fast.