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“Threatening” in German

“Threatening” in German is bedrohlich. Also: drohend.

German translations

  1. bedrohlichAdjective

    threatening

    bedrohlicher, am bedrohlichsten

    Der Himmel schaut bedrohlich aus.The sky looks threatening.

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  2. drohendAdjective

    threatening

    Das Knurren wurde lauter und drohender.The growling grew louder and more menacing.

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Phrases

  • derDrohbriefthreatening letter
  • dieDrohkulissethreatening posture
  • dieDrohgebärdethreatening gesture
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Meanings and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).