Definition of "menacing" in English

adjective

1. Synonym of threatening in its various senses.

   • menacing look
   • menacing smile
   • menacing tone of voice

verb

1. present participle and gerund of menace

noun

1. The act of making menaces or threats.

   • 1824-1826, William Cobbett, History of the Protestant Reformation They remember his subornings, menacings, bribings, cuttings, maimings, hangings, and burnings.