threateningly

«threateningly» in Mova's school dictionary: in a way that warns of harm or punishment if someone does… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

Threateningly means in a way that warns of harm or punishment if someone does not obey. tree →

sense in the lessons

the tone of a speaker who warns a character to stop or be hurt; a voice that sounds dangerous

examples

• "I shall be sick, you know," Mr. Darling said threateningly. tree →
• "Put back that pistol first," it said threateningly. tree →
• He spoke very threateningly to the boy. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «threateningly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.