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How to pronounce “threaten”

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Pronunciation guide for threaten

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of threaten with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: A personal air-quality tracker that lets you know what you're breathingthat threaten our health right here and right now.
Definition summary: To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

Example 1 of 8

A personal air-quality tracker that lets you know what you're breathing

that threaten our health right here and right now.

[Verb]
To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
To menace, or be dangerous.
To portend, or give a warning of.
To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
(figuratively) To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.)

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