Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Threatening

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩.ɪŋ/

To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

50 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Threatening"

1 words

These words rhyme exactly with "threatening" — same ending sound.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
threaten ing3To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Threatening"

49 words

These words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
elegant3nounCharacterised by or exhibiting elegance.
ravening3nounVoracious and greedy.
menacing3nounSynonym of threatening in its various senses.
entrancing3nounCausing ecstasy or rapture; enrapturing; charming.
unsettling4nounThat makes one troubled or uneasy; disquieting or distressing.
irrelevant4Not relevant, as:
evidence3nounFacts or observations presented in support of an assertion.
questioning3nounThe action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
welcoming3nounhospitable, accessible and cordial.
trembling3nounA tremble.
developing4nounIn the process of development.
awakening4nounThe act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep.
deafening3noun(hyperbolic) Very loud.
reckoning2nounThe action of calculating or estimating something.
assembling4nounA gathering or assembly.
resident3nounA person, animal or plant living at a certain location or in a certain area.
deadening2nounThe process by which something is deadened.
adrenaline4noun(biochemistry) Epinephrine, the hormone and neurotransmitter.
unquestioning4Believing without question; having absolute loyalty.
enveloping4verb(transitive) To surround, enclose or enfold.
sickening3nounCausing sickness or disgust.
lessening3nounA growing lesser; reduction or decrease.
medicine3noun(uncountable, countable) A substance which specifically promotes healing when ingested or consumed in some way; a pharmaceutical drug.
feminine3nounOf or pertaining to the female gender.
trespassing3noununauthorized entry to private property
sentencing3noun(uncountable) The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on someone convicted of a crime.
beckoning3nounThat beckons.
wrestling3nounA sport where two opponents attempt to subdue each other in bare-handed grappling using techniques of leverage, holding, and pressure points.
settling3nounThe act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing oneself, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.
day of reckoning5noun(by extension) Any time or event at which responsibility will be assigned.
strengthening3nounThe process by which something is strengthened.
crediting3nounThe act of making a credit in accounting.
meddling3noununwanted interference
mentioning3verbA speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
elephant3nounA large mammal of the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and native to Africa and Asia.
leveling3nounThe process of making something level.
editing3nounAn act or instance of something being edited.
bettering3nounimprovement
embezzling4nounembezzlement
dead reckoning4nounA method of estimating the position of a ship or aircraft by applying estimates of the distance and direction travelled from a previously known position. In respect to ships/boats, it excludes the effect of wind and current on the vessel. Compare with estimated position. Abbreviation: DR
zeppelin3noun(aviation) A type of large dirigible rigid airship of the early 20th century, built by the German Luftschiffbau Zeppelin and designed to carry passengers or bombs.
leavening3nounThe process by which something is leavened.
listening3nounSkill or ability of perceiving spoken language.
peddling3nounThe act of one who peddles.
lengthening3nounThe process of making or growing longer.
levelling3nounAlternative form of leveling. [The process of making something level.]
freshening3nounThe act by which something is freshened.
pedaling3noun(music) The set of pedal movements to be performed when playing a piano or organ.
messaging3nounthe sending and processing of e-mail by computer

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