threaten

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for threaten

threaten 🔊 /θɹɛˈtʌn/

threaten : තර්ජනවා

threaten : උලුක් කරනවා

threaten : පාරම්බානවා

threaten : භය ඇති කරනවා

threaten : උරුක් කරනවා

threaten : තර්ජනය කරනවා

threaten : තරවටු කරනවා

threaten : අත අරුක්

threaten : සැර වැර කරනවා

threaten definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the promise of something evil or disagreeable; to warn.
  2. To exhibit the appearance of (something evil or unpleasant) as approaching; to indicate as impending; to announce the conditional infliction of; as, to threaten war; to threaten death.

Intransitive verb. To use threats, or menaces; also, to have a threatening appearance.