Menacing

Examples

• The man mastered himself with a violent effort, and his grim mouth loosened into a false laugh, which was more menacing than his frown. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• At this hour and by this light it changes into threatening hands raised up and menacing the handsome face with every breath that stirs. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• He held a short, metal-headed stick in his hand, and he advanced in so menacing a fashion that I was right glad to feel the revolver in my pocket. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• A growl more terrible than the bark, menacing as muttered thunder, succeeded. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• There seemed something menacing in their attitude toward my beast, and I hesitated to leave until I had learned the outcome. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• He stood for an instant, and then he crept forward, crouching, menacing, into the room. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• On the drive homeward May remained oddly silent; through the darkness, he still felt her enveloped in her menacing blush. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• These he presented to me with a few unintelligible words, and a bearing at once respectful and menacing. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
• There was nothing revealed by the many eyes that looked at him but watchfulness and eagerness; there was no visible menacing or anger. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
• And are you glad or sad for all these menacing tidings? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Not a figure-head but had the menacing look of bursting forward to run them down. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Self-consciousness, embarrassment, and constraint are its menacing foes. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• Emanuel, imperially menacing the other ear. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• On either side a hundred other menacing craft were hastening toward us. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.

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