To save this word, you'll need to log in. Shaw 2 : to represent or pose a threat to : endanger menaced by a group of toughs after his car goes kaput — Leah Rozen intransitive verb : to act in a threatening manner The bear menaced with its mouth wide open. She could hear the menace in his voice.
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The menace and abuse was constant; it reads as a household under siege. Unbridled nationalism is a menace ; it leads to trade wars and, all too often, real wars. Within the larger political backdrop, ISIS survived and grew into the menace that it is today. It seems to feel that every offer of kindness or familiarity is a menace to its liberty. The island was a menace to coasters and bore an uncanny reputation. Perhaps a menace of publicity, rather than risk, was the cause of the wearing strain on him. There was presentiment and menace in every minute of that brief half-hour. It was that of an old man—my father's,—and the menace with which the arms were lifted froze the blood in my veins.
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If my husband and I had been dating during any of this, it would not have lasted long a few weeks maximum. As the patriarchal leader, it will be up to you to figure it out and to dispel her unrealistic fantasies. This means first being clear that you want to go on a date. Find someone who isn't part of a cult. Thanks for springing that one on me OB.
