drohender

Drohender is an inflected form of the German adjective drohend, which means threatening. It is not a standalone noun, but a grammatical variant used in attributive position before a noun to describe something that poses a threat.

In German, adjectives in attributive position change endings according to gender, number, and case. Drohender most commonly appears before masculine singular nouns in certain cases, such as after an indefinite article, for example ein drohender Schatten (a threatening shadow). It also appears in other inflected forms that align with different genders and definite or plural contexts, such as der drohende Mann (the threatening man) or die drohenden Wolken (the threatening clouds).

Usage and nuance: the adjective conveys a sense of imminent danger or menace and is frequently found in literary, journalistic, and descriptive writing. While drohend acts as the base participle, its inflected forms—such as drohend, drohende, or drohendes—are used to fit the grammatical role of the noun phrase.

Etymology and related terms: drohend derives from the verb drohen, meaning to threaten. Related terms include Drohung (threat) and drohendes/ drohende forms used across different gender and number agreements. In modern German, the word can describe visual cues (a drohender Blick, a threatening glare) or environmental signs (drohende Wolken, threatening clouds).

See also: drohen, Drohung, adjectives in German declension.