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Threatening

/θrˈɛtənɪŋ/
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(verb) present participle and gerund of threaten

The weather is threatening.
The sky had become threatening before I got to the station.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He received a ____ letter from a stranger, so he decided to report the matter to the local police immediately today.

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