Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Wounding and threatening are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wounding" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Wounding
Wounding adjective - Causing physical or especially psychological injury.
Threatening and wounding are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Wounding".
Both words in one sentence
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Berserk Button: Mortally wounding one of Ares' Companions acts as this, but threatening Ariadne puts him straight into a Tranquil Fury.
Source: Manhwa / Vagrant Soldier Ares -
But threatening one with a gun is an automatic gaol sentence, and wounding or killing one is liable to get you put away forever.
Source: Guns Are Worthless
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Wounding and Threatening. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/threatening/wounding
Threatening & Wounding. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/threatening/wounding>.
Wounding or Threatening. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/threatening/wounding.
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