A mother bear might attack a human if she feels her cubs have been threatened.
threatened
i threatened her to get into the van.
This animal is a threatened species or they threatened my life.
He threatened to mangle the sheets if he did not receive a refund.
The maelstrom threatened nearby ships.
The fearsome wolves threatened the farmer's livestock.
When war was threatened, we established a dialogue and were able to end the crisis.
Recent aggression on the part of one nation threatened to stalemate the peace talks.
The rising tide threatened to overwhelm the flood defences.
The species is moved from the endangered list to the threatened list.
The blaze threatened to destroy the house. There was a white blaze down the horses' nose.
Put a question mark after westward. Larger than life and inching steadily westward the glacier was threatening the town. The town was threatened by a glacier that was larger than life and inching steadily westward toward it.