threaten

Letters that make threaten

a, e, n, h, r, t are letters that make 'threaten'

Words within threaten

re, te, threat, at, en, Ea, ten, Aten, Re, Ate, At, Te, Th, hr, eat are words within 'threaten'


3 possible definitions for 'threaten'

Threaten as "pose a threat to, present a danger to"

Under this definition, threaten is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

endanger, jeopardize, jeopardise, menace, peril, imperil have the same meaning as 'threaten'

threaten as a type

'threaten' can be a type of exist, be.

Derivatives of threaten

endangerment, peril, hazard, risk, menace, threat, jeopardy, riskiness are derivatives of 'threaten'.


Threaten as "to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain""

Under this definition, threaten is a verb and has the following properties:

threaten as a type

'threaten' can be a type of auspicate, bode, portend, prognosticate, betoken, foreshadow, foretell, prefigure, predict, omen, augur, presage, forecast.

Example of threaten used within this context

"Danger threatens"


Threaten as "to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police""

Under this definition, threaten is a verb and has the following properties:

threaten as a type

'threaten' can be a type of warn.

Types of threaten

offer is a type of threaten.



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