What is the definition of Menacing?

Answer 1

* baleful: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing ...

wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn * Suggesting imminent harm; Threatening

en.wiktionary.org/wiki/menacing * menace - endanger: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is endangering the crops" * menace - express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he menaced the bank manager with a stick" * menace - something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan" * menace - act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person" * menace - a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate menace"

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Answer 2

In plain English it means, putting someone "in fear" of something. More than a mere threat, but less than physical contact. It is usually a criminal act.

Answer 3

menacing - threatening