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Meanings of less threatening in English

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Usage of less threatening in English
1
She crouched slowly, assuming a less threatening posture with the wary animal.
Explosive
2
I just thought that maybe I'd look less threatening to teenage girls.
Evanly bodies
3
Perhaps knowing just what it was will make it seem less threatening.
Naomi’s Room
4
If you really feel inadequate, why not choose something less threatening, more private?
Temperance Brennan 01 - Déjà Dead
5
By the time Hibs did take the lead, Hearts had become less threatening.
The Guardian
6
Now, for most Americans, crime is distant and much less threatening.
Disintegration: the splintering of black america
7
Challenging this memory fear makes the things outside of him seem less threatening.
No More Mr. Nice Guy!
8
The rain was gradually ceasing and the sky looked less threatening.
Cæsar or Nothing
9
He tried to change the picture to something less threatening, but could not.
Jarka Ruus
10
He made him feel comfortable by talking about something less threatening.
Sword of god
11
Someone had once told him that being lower was less threatening.
The poison eaters: and other stories
12
Marcus lowered himself into a crouch, attempting to appear less threatening.
The grail king
13
Do they believe that the dark things that inhabit it are less threatening?
Running with the Demon
14
Still his bark became less fierce and his looks less threatening.
Try and Trust; Or, Abner Holden's Bound Boy
15
Maybe having a little sister would make him seem less threatening to women.
I'd know you anywhere
16
At least I'd look less threatening in brightly lit surroundings.
Tell me, pretty maiden
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Less threatening through the time
Less threatening across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common