dreigen — meaning in English

English meaning

• loom noun A machine used for weaving thread or yarn into cloth.
• threaten verb To say that you intend to harm or punish someone.

Senses

dreigen is used for these senses in English:

• loom (figurative) To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person or thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent.
• threaten To make a threat against someone; to use threats.

loom — full definition

1. noun A machine used for weaving thread or yarn into cloth.
2. verb To appear as a large, unclear, or threatening shape, especially in the distance.

threaten — full definition

1. verb To say that you intend to harm or punish someone.
2. verb To be a source of danger to something.

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