Sentence examples for affection threatening from inspiring English sources

Emotional abuse may include criticizing, insulting, blaming, belittling, withholding affection, threatening, gaslighting, humiliating or stonewalling in order to gain and maintain power and control in the relationship.

Lady Gaga's original has always sounded like a commentary on gender and power relations, but Mr. Daughtry, aviators blocking his eyes and biceps popping out of his T-shirt, sings it as the statement of brute affection it always threatened to be.

Our body language, facial expressions, the tone and volume of our voice, threatening violence, withholding affection, rejecting behavior, using demeaning words or physical punishment definitely impact a child's self-esteem and can teach them aggressive behavior.

The thought is that sexual activity generates intimacy and affection, and that objects of affection and intimacy will likely come into competition, threatening the marital relationship.

It is easy to predict that St Michael, once held in the same affection as the Queen Mother or Morecambe and Wise, will come in for a stinging attack, justified or not, for threatening British jobs.

With wedding costs spiraling up everywhere and the tremors of a shaky economy threatening to rattle even the best-laid plans, more couples may have to become more resourceful — and develop an affection for sunflowers.

I remembered with affection my Airedale, Fleetwood Pugsley, who used to bound ahead of me, dashing into the surf, chasing sea gulls, and once threatening to outrage two nubile girls who were sunbathing naked, face down.

Is it threatened or threatening?

Feels threatening".

Still threatening.

Life threatening".