🇬🇧🇨🇳 menacing - 威胁的 : English Lesson

Meaning of "menacing" ("威胁的"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

If something is menacing, it looks or acts like it might hurt you, cause trouble, or do something bad, so you feel nervous or scared just by looking at it.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The teacher’s menacing silence after our bad joke was scarier than any loud yelling could ever be.

The vacuum cleaner made a menacing noise, so our dog bravely protected us by hiding behind the couch.

Grandma gave me a menacing stare, but it was only because I was about to eat the cookies she was secretly saving for herself.

The menacing roar from the kitchen was just the blender attacking a banana for our smoothie.

Dad tried to dance in a menacing way, but it was so bad that the music just gave up and stopped playing.

A child dropped a toy; a menacing dog stepped forward. Its menacing growl and menacing stare filled the alley, casting a menacing shadow across the wall. The child froze, heart racing, while a neighbor called. The menacing dog lunged, then stopped as the owner appeared and calmly led it away. The child sighed and smiled.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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