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The pious pretense that evil does not exist only makes it vague, enormous and menacing.
Aleister Crowley

Meaning of "menacing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MENACING

menacing  [ˈmɛnɪsɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MENACING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Menacing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MENACING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Menacing

Menacing is the name of a criminal offense in many US states. The wording and degrees of the offense vary from state to state. It often consists of displaying a weapon to a person with the intention of threatening them with bodily harm from the said weapon, or of criminally threatening another, or otherwise putting them in fear of physical harm. Depending on state, degrees of offense range from a misdemeanor for first time offenders, to low to mid level felonies for offenders with a prior menacing charge. The tangentially related crime of "Menacing By Stalking" was introduced as a new charge in some states following the popularization of laws specifically targeting stalking behavior, in which a perpetrator adopts a long-term pattern of actions designed to frighten and harass a victim while still adhering to the letter of existing harassment laws.

Definition of menacing in the English dictionary

The definition of menacing in the dictionary is that suggests the potential to harm or endanger; threatening.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MENACING


bracing
ˈbreɪsɪŋ
casing
ˈkeɪsɪŋ
enticing
ɪnˈtaɪsɪŋ
facing
ˈfeɪsɪŋ
hissing
ˈhɪsɪŋ
icing
ˈaɪsɪŋ
interfacing
ˈɪntəˌfeɪsɪŋ
invoicing
ˈɪnvɔɪsɪŋ
lacing
ˈleɪsɪŋ
missing
ˈmɪsɪŋ
placing
ˈpleɪsɪŋ
practising
ˈpræktɪsɪŋ
pricing
ˈpraɪsɪŋ
promising
ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ
purchasing
ˈpɜːtʃɪsɪŋ
racing
ˈreɪsɪŋ
servicing
ˈsɜːvɪsɪŋ
spacing
ˈspeɪsɪŋ
tracing
ˈtreɪsɪŋ
voicing
ˈvɔɪsɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MENACING

men o´ war
men-at-arms
men-of-war
men´s room
menace
menacer
menacingly
menad
menadione
Menado
menagerie
Menai Strait
menaissance
Menam
Menander
menaquinone
menarche
menarcheal
menarchial
menazon

WORDS THAT END LIKE MENACING

adventure racing
customer-facing
dancing
dirt track racing
drag racing
east-facing
greyhound racing
horse racing
line spacing
motor racing
motorcycle racing
north-facing
powerboat racing
road racing
self-effacing
speedway racing
stock car racing
terracing
track racing
truck racing
west-facing

Synonyms and antonyms of menacing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MENACING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «menacing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of menacing

Translation of «menacing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MENACING

Find out the translation of menacing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of menacing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «menacing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

威胁的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

amenazador
570 millions of speakers

English

menacing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

खतरनाक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تهديد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

угрожающий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ameaçador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভয়প্রদর্শনকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

menaçant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menacing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

drohend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

脅すような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

위협적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Menacing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đe dọa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிரட்டும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धमकी देणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tehditkar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

minaccioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

groźny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

загрозливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

amenințător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απειλητικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dreigende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hotfulla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

truende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of menacing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MENACING»

The term «menacing» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.000 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MENACING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «menacing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «menacing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about menacing

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10 QUOTES WITH «MENACING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word menacing.
1
Steven Bauer
I think there is sort of a general universal perception of me, or someone who looks like me, as someone who is kind of menacing, dark or mysterious.
2
Dave Bautista
I'm not a big guy. I'm not a menacing guy. I'm not an intimidating guy. I may look that way, but just spend two seconds talking to me, and you know that's not who I am - not as a person, as a character. It's not who I intend to be.
3
Rory Bremner
I am just fascinated by this reassurance from a menacing figure. It is rather frightening.
4
Aleister Crowley
The pious pretense that evil does not exist only makes it vague, enormous and menacing.
5
William Dampier
While we were at work there came nine or 10 of the natives to a small hill a little way from us, and stood there menacing and threatening of us, and making a great noise. At last one of them came towards us, and the rest followed at a distance.
6
Paul Davies
Although the elusive 'cure' may be a distant dream, understanding the true nature of cancer will enable it to be better controlled and less menacing.
7
Jon Katz
Bites are usually not random attacks by strays. The great majority of biting dogs belong to a family member or friend of the victim. When a young child is the victim, the attack almost always occurs in the family home, and the perpetrator is usually a 'good' dog that had not previously behaved in a menacing way.
8
Patrick MacGill
Marching thus at night, a battalion is doubly impressive. The silent monster is full of restrained power; resolute in its onward sweep, impervious to danger, it looks a menacing engine of destruction, steady to its goal, and certain of its mission.
9
H. L. Mencken
The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.
10
Federica Montseny
We need no messiah and no sterile conception of a god menacing us with hell and purgatory.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MENACING»

Discover the use of menacing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to menacing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Menacing Virgins: Representing Virginity in the Middle Ages ...
The essays in Menacing Virgins delineate the nexus of religious, political, economic, and aesthetic values that produce the Western European myth of virginity and examine how those complex cultural forces animate, empower, discipline, ...
Kathleen Coyne Kelly, Marina Leslie, 1999
2
Marketing the Menacing Fetus in Japan
Helen Hardacre provides new insights into the spiritual and cultural dimensions of abortion debates around the world in this careful examination of "mizuko kuyo" a Japanese religious ritual for aborted fetuses.
Helen Hardacre, 1997
3
Big Dead Place: Inside the Strange and Menacing World of ...
In the desolate continent of Antarctica, the United States Government has set up three bases operated by the Raytheon corporation.
Nicholas Johnson, 2005
4
A Touch Menacing
For—just maybe—the chance to be mortal again. Everything began with forbidden love. What will be sacrificed at the bitter end? The dramatic conclusion to Leah Clifford's dark, alluring trilogy of life, death, and epic love
Leah Clifford, 2013
5
Are Chemicals in Drinking Water Menacing Your Health?
While addition of poisonous compounds of fluorine is now the main object of attack, it is generally overlooked that there are other ways in which the water we drink is being poisoned - poisons in your water are cumulative!
Raymond W. Bernard, 1996
6
Mosquito: Menacing the Reich, Combat Action in the ...
This was an aircraft that would prove itself to be one of the most versatile and revered aircraft to fly with the RAF in World War II. This book is full of first-hand accounts from the crews that flew the 'Mossie' in its roles as a bomber, ...
Martin Bowman, 2012
7
The Pastor's Saga
The door to his cell was closed and locked, unlike the menacing figure's, who was still trying to get inside. The pastor realized he was a prime candidate for a guard beat down for being out of his cell unattended. So, the large inmate standing ...
Frederick A. Brooks, 2011
8
Don't Even Go There: The Menacing Misgivings of a Minor Mind
Were it possible for the same creature if it were lifted off the carpet to get a bird's eye view, would the overall plan would be fully understood? This is for the website
Palmyra Williams, 2005
9
The Western Law Monthly
Now, as an assault is not complete without an attempt to commit personal violence, it is manifest that the statute would not furnish the comprehensive remedies of the common law, without making it criminal to threaten another in a menacing ...
‎1861
10
Mysterious, Menacing & Macabre: An Anthology
Ghastly situations unfold to their grisly and unexpected conclusions in an anthology that includes works by Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Roald Dahl, and others
Helen Hoke, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MENACING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term menacing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Man accused of menacing three people in southeastern Colorado …
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A man is accused of menacing after approaching three strangers while holding a gun in southeastern ... «FOX21News.com, Jul 15»
2
Mortons Gap Teen Charged with DUI, Menacing
trevor-7-18 MORTONS GAP, Ky. (7/18/15) — A Mortons Gap man ended up being charged on multiple offenses after police say he wrecked his ... «SurfKY News, Jul 15»
3
Norfolk man charged with menacing
NORFOLK — State police on Wednesday charged Stephen J. Clemmo, 54, of 69 W. Main St., with felony first-degree menacing and two counts ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
4
Two men arrested on menacing charges in Bend
After separate incidents, two men were arrested on suspicion of menacing in Bend this week, but ended up in different places, according to ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
5
Mitchell Johnson reopens 2013 Ashes old 'scars' with menacing fast …
Mitchell Johnson reopens 2013 Ashes old 'scars' with menacing fast bowling spell video. NICK HOULT. Last updated 14:32, July 18 2015 ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
6
'Raees' Teaser Review: Shah Rukh Khan as a Menacing Ruthless …
Shah Rukh Khan in and as "Raees." It's a very interesting prospect. The teaser of Red Chillies and Excel Entertainment's "Raees," directed by ... «India West, Jul 15»
7
See Jared Leto's Menacing Joker in Eerie 'Suicide Squad' Trailer
Jared Leto's grotesque take on the Joker provides a menacing high point in the trailer for the upcoming super-villain flick Suicide Squad. «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»
8
Black River man accused of menacing, harassment at Mudfest in …
HOUSEVILLE — Colby P. Dimmitt, 23, Black River, was charged Saturday with second-degree menacing and second-degree harassment after ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
9
Get a Quick, Menacing Look At Lady Gaga's New 'Evil' 'American …
Get a Quick, Menacing Look At Lady Gaga's New 'Evil' 'American Horror Story' Role. by Matthew Scott Donnelly July 13, 2015 9:07 AM. Share on Facebook. «PopCrush, Jul 15»
10
Beware menacing mushrooms!
Beware menacing mushrooms! By Dr. Brian Goldman Posted: Jul 13, 2015 1:13 PM ET Last Updated: Jul 13, 2015 2:34 PM ET. For some people, foraging for ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

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