menacing

adj

1. Synonym of threatening in its various senses.

   “menacing look”

   “menacing smile”

   “menacing tone of voice”

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)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.”