threaten
verb
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, ˈthre-tᵊn-iŋ \
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, ˈthre-tᵊn-ər \
noun
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Synonyms
hang (over), hover (over), impend (over), menace, overhang
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They were taken to Christiana Hospital where medical personnel said the injuries were believed to be non-life threatening. — baltimoresun.com, "Suspect in custody in Elkton double shooting incident," 2 Sep. 2019 Chrappah said the conditions in the house did not appear to be life threatening, so no one was evicted. — Washington Post, "Housing inspector under scrutiny after officials says another rooming house case mishandled," 31 Aug. 2019 Boston police are investigating a shooting in Mattapan Thursday evening that left a man with non-life threatening injures, a spokesman said. — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, "Boston police investigate shooting in Mattapan," 29 Aug. 2019 Capeles cut himself with the knife prior to his arrest, but the injury was not life threatening. — Kaylee Remington, cleveland.com, "Elyria man pleads guilty to holding girlfriend hostage at knifepoint, threatening to kill himself," 28 Aug. 2019 The pilot’s injuries are not life threatening, the fire department said. — Kieran Nicholson, The Denver Post, "Plane runs off runway at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, pilot injured," 28 Aug. 2019 The man is being treated for injuries that have now been determined to be non-life threatening, said Howie Padilla, Metro Transit spokesman, on Monday. — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, "12-year-old arrested in stabbing that wounded man at St. Paul bus stop," 26 Aug. 2019 The officer was treated at the hospital for non-life threatening injuries and released by Monday. — Anna Bauman, SFChronicle.com, "Burglary suspect in life-threatening condition after being struck by unmarked SFPD vehicle," 26 Aug. 2019 On arriving, the officers found evidence of gunfire, and an adult male victim, who had a non-life threatening graze wound. — oregonlive.com, "Man grazed and shooter flees after gunfire in NE Portland motel," 25 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'threaten.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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