Leigh Bardugo

The people who live lives that are the most dangerous don't usually come in twirling a mustache rubbing their hands menacingly saying 'I'm an evil genius.' They're people who are charismatic, charming and appealing, who speak to some part of us that makes us want to follow them, that makes us attracted to them.

Israeli Author

Peter Singer

Robots already perform many functions, from making cars to defusing bombs - or, more menacingly, firing missiles. Children and adults play with toy robots, while vacuum-cleaning robots are sucking up dirt in a growing number of homes and - as evidenced by YouTube videos - entertaining cats.

Australian Philosopher

Anthony McCarten

The more I read about the rules the great orators used, the more I realised, of course, this is how you stir people's hearts, and you persuade and cajole and move people out of fixed positions. The techniques are quite menacingly easy.

New Zealander Novelist

Use 'menacingly' for an atmosphere where something bad seems about to happen.

Impending Danger

'Menacingly' adds a feeling of fear or anxiety to a description.

Emotional Impact

'Menacingly' is not just for people; it can describe threatening natural phenomena too.

Natural Threats

Use 'menacingly' when describing someone's body language that shows aggression.

Aggressive Posture

'Menacingly' is often about scaring others mentally, not just physically.

Psychological Intimidation

In dialogues, 'menacingly' showcases tension between characters.

Social Interactions

 Sick enough to be admitted in our hospital. But our treatment didn't seem to be helping her; her symptoms were getting diarrhea, severe abdominal pain, fever and weakness. On that particular Friday, she developed severe respiratory distress, and her eyes were menacingly red.

For survivors of Ebola,...

 -Right. -Yeah. We try and keep a respectful distance so we don't disturb the gorillas as they feed. Johnny, Johnny, Johnny. But suddenly a cheeky confident young male moves menacingly towards us. This is the blackback. He's the young male.