On the wall hung a picture of Mary, forefinger threateningly raised, looking as though she were reading the observer the riot act. "I'm in charge here!" was the inscription added beneath.
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Threateningly
Synonyms for "threateningly" (4 found)
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7 translations across 7 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- amenaçadorament adv (In a threatening manner)
Finnish
1 entries- uhkaavasti adv (In a threatening manner)
Galician
1 entries- ameazadoramente adv (In a threatening manner)
Italian
1 entries- minacciosamente adv (In a threatening manner)
Polish
1 entries- arcygroźnie adv (In a threatening manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- ameaçadoramente adv (In a threatening manner)
Spanish
1 entries- amenazadoramente adv (In a threatening manner)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
On the wall hung a picture of Mary, forefinger threateningly raised, looking as though she were in the middle of reading the viewer the riot act. Beneath read the caption: "I'm in charge here!"
Source: tatoeba (8826900)
The river moved slowly and threateningly.
Source: tatoeba (10040040)
He tried to glare threateningly, but how much of a threat can you be when you are naked AND tied to a bed?
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