Definition of "threatens" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of threaten. (verb)

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• "Some of the foregoing verbs admit also a Direct Object in connection with the Dative; as, -- mihi mortem minitātur, _he threatens me with death_ (_threatens death to me_)."
• "Now the loss of his title threatens Tyson's fragile self-respect even further."
• "Rain threatens late night and lasts through much of Thurs"