Noah Webster
Threatening
THREATENING, participle present tense thret'ning. Menacing; denouncing evil.
1. adjective Indicating a threat or menace; as a threatening look.
2. Indicating something impending; as, the weather is threatening; the clouds have a threatening aspect.
THREATENING, noun thret'ning. The act of menacing; a menace; a denunciation of evil, or declaration of a purpose to inflict evil on a person or country, usually for sins and offenses. The prophets are filled with God's threatenings against the rebellious Jews. Acts 4:29.