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How to pronounce “threatening”
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Pronunciation guide for threatening
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of threatening with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- When Violence is The Answer
that are not life-threatening, but
- Definition summary
- present participle and gerund of threaten
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce threatening
When Violence is The Answer

that are not life-threatening, but
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “threatening”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of threaten
- [Adjective]
- Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.
- Making threats, making statements about a willingness to cause harm.
- [Noun]
- An act of threatening; a threat.
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