threaten#1 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def to be a menacing indication of something:"The clouds threaten rain"
examples Danger threatens
Frame - 1 Something ----s
Frame - 11 Something ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict
Incoming links
Hyponym bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict

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