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jmdict 1374560 Active (id: 1948799)
凄む
すごむ
1. [v5m,vi]
▶ to threaten
▶ to intimidate
▶ to be threatening

Conjugations


History:
4. A 2017-03-30 21:55:47  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2017-03-28 14:33:10  Robin Scott
  Comments:
True. I should have been a bit more careful there.
2. A* 2017-03-28 10:38:55  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
中辞典: threaten a person with violence; intimidate a person; 《文》 use menacing language
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/threatening
  Comments:
"to threaten" can be intransitive as well as transitive (OED lists it as both)
  Diff:
@@ -12,0 +13,2 @@
+<gloss>to threaten</gloss>
+<gloss>to intimidate</gloss>
1. A* 2017-03-08 21:11:59  Robin Scott
  Comments:
Changed to intransitive gloss.
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>to threaten</gloss>
+<gloss>to be threatening</gloss>

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