THREATENING

• (adj.) threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

  "a baleful look", "forbidding thunderclouds", "his tone became menacing", "ominous rumblings of discontent", "sinister storm clouds", "a sinister smile", "his threatening behavior", "ugly black clouds", "the situation became ugly"

  synonyms : baleful , forbidding , menacing , minacious , minatory , ominous , sinister

  with the arrival of her maternal uncle, it became a baleful party. -added by diviya_inlas

  
  -tagged by editor1
  menacing giant face

• (adj.) darkened by clouds

  "a heavy sky"

  synonyms : heavy , lowering , sullen

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