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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
menace \men"ace\ me^n"asls; 48, v. t. imp.  p. p.
   menaced =ast; p. pr.  vb. n. menacing. of.
   menacier, f. menacer. see menace, n.
   1. to express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out
      a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to
      threaten; -- usually followed by with before the harm
      threatened; as, to menace a country with war.
      1913 webster

            my master . . . did menace me with death. --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. to threaten, as an evil to be inflicted.
      1913 webster

            by oath he menaced
            revenge upon the cardinal.            --shak.
      1913 webster
see also:
menaced menacing menace 
[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
menacing
     adj : threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a
           baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone
           became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent";
           "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his
           threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the
           situation became ugly" syn: baleful, forbidding, minacious,
            minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening, ugly
see also:
baleful forbidding minacious minatory ominous sinister 
threatening ugly 
[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
106 moby thesaurus words for "menacing":
   about to be, abusive, alarming, already in sight, apocalyptic,
   approaching, at hand, bad, baleful, baneful, black, bludgeoning,
   blustering, bodeful, boding, brewing, browbeating, bulldozing,
   bullying, chancy, close, close at hand, coming, comminatory,
   critical, dangerous, dangersome, dark, denunciatory, dire, doomful,
   dreary, evil, evil-starred, explosive, fateful, fear-inspiring,
   foreboding, forthcoming, fraught with danger, frightening, future,
   gathering, gloomy, going to happen, hazardous, hectoring, ill,
   ill-boding, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, immediate,
   imminent, impendent, impending, in danger imminent, in prospect,
   in reserve, in store, in the cards, in the offing, in the wind,
   in view, inauspicious, instant, intimidating, jeopardous, looming,
   lowering, lurking, minacious, minatory, near, near at hand,
   nearing, of evil portent, ominous, on the horizon, overhanging,
   parlous, periculous, perilous, portending, portentous, preparing,
   risky, serious, sinister, somber, terrifying, terroristic,
   terrorizing, that will be, threatening, threatful, to come, ugly,
   unfavorable, unfortunate, unlucky, unpromising, unpropitious,
   untoward, upcoming, waiting





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Dictionary.com/menacing
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=menacing, score=87, date indexed=December 16, 2005, 6:38 pm

Aggressive Seagulls Menacing Urban Britain
...Aggressive Seagulls Menacing Urban Britain. James Owen. for National ... menacing the country's urban centers. Seagulls are descending on towns ... ..
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/01/0107_030107_seagulls.html, score=86, date indexed=January 10, 2006, 5:25 pm

The Menacing Ferrets Fighter Squadron
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http://www.menacingferrets.com/, score=77, date indexed=January 20, 2006, 7:29 am

1. Mosquito alert
...Menacing mosquitoes!. We don't want to burn your barbecue or rain on ... ..
http://whyfiles.news.wisc.edu/016skeeter/index.html, score=74, date indexed=December 21, 2005, 3:27 am

What is a menacing dog?
...A menacing dog is one that has been classified as menacing by a ... The Council may also classify a dog of any breed as menacing where on ... ..
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/QuickAnswers/AnimalsBirdsInsects/Legislation/F2465.asp, score=67, date indexed=December 20, 2005, 2:53 pm

The Monster Guide
...Biographies. Bio search tips. Menacing Monster Guide. by David Johnson ... ..
http://www.infoplease.com/spot/monsters1.html, score=63, date indexed=December 29, 2005, 8:53 pm

menacing - definition of menacing by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and ...
...Meaning of menacing. What does menacing mean? menacing synonyms, ... menacing antonyms. Information about menacing in the free online ... ..
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/menacing, score=62, date indexed=December 20, 2005, 11:54 am

The Monster Guide
...Fact Monster's. Menacing Monster Guide. by David Johnson. The Monster ... ..
http://www.factmonster.com/spot/monsters1.html, score=60, date indexed=December 8, 2005, 11:56 am

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