intimidation; denunciation; fulmination; commination &c (curse) 908
[Obs.]; gathering clouds &c (warning) 668.
V. threat, threaten; menace; snarl, growl, gnarl, mutter, bark, bully.
defy &c 715; intimidate &c 860; keep in terrorem [Lat.], hold up
in terrorem [Lat.], hold out in terrorem [Lat.]; shake the fist at,
double the fist at, clinch the fist at; thunder, talk big, fulminate,
use big words, bluster, look daggers, stare daggers.
Adj. threatening, menacing; minatory, minacious†; comminatory†, abusive;
in terrorem [Lat.]; ominous &c (predicting) 511; defiant &c 715; under
the ban.
Int. vae victis! [Lat.], at your peril!, do your worst!,