Harassing
Threatening and harassing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Harassing".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Harassing and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Harassing" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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He takes the shuttle crew hostage, while repeatedly harassing and threatening the landing party - including killing Tasha Yar just to demonstrate its power.
Source: Did You Just Flip Off Cthulhu? -
A few seconds past Mission Control describing the cops "as crooked as a Virginia fence", Sam overhears two cops Kick the Dog by harassing and threatening a drunkard.
Source: Video Game / Splinter Cell - In the first episode of Samurai Champloo, we see an arrogant noble standing in the middle of a crowded road, harassing and threatening a commoner who had bumped into him, until Jin effortlessly cuts through his bodyguards for standing in his way.
Source: Character Witness
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