Seldom has a consonant harmony sounded so menacing.

To her own surprise, her voice didn't tremble; it sounded flat and menacing to her own ears.

"You," Embra told him softly, sounding far more menacing than she felt, "shall be my shield."

Owen's voice remained pleasant and conversational, but it was the kind of pleasant that sounds menacing because it's too calm for the situation.

A theme that in one context sounds menacing and even violent, is then transformed into a beautiful melody.

The growl sounded closer and more menacing.

I tried to sound tough and menacing.

It's supposed to sound powerfully effective and menacing, as you said in the live review, like the theme tune to a serial killer.

The dog didn't sound angry or menacing.

It sounded more menacing, less eager to please than it had before.