What is to use threats, or menaces; also, to have a threatening appearance. Though the seas threaten, they are merciful. Shak called?
threaten — To use threats, or menaces; also, to have a threatening appearance. Though the seas threaten, they are merciful. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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