[{"word":"threaten","phonetic":"/ˈθɹɛt.n̩/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈθɹɛt.n̩/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/threaten-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1762787","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To make a threat against someone; to use threats.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He threatened me with a knife."},{"definition":"To menace, or be dangerous.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The rocks threatened the ship's survival."},{"definition":"To portend, or give a warning of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The black clouds threatened heavy rain."},{"definition":"To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.)","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/threaten"]}]