menacing vs ominous

menacing

adj
  • Synonym of threatening in its various senses. 

noun
  • The act of making menaces or threats. 

ominous

adj
  • Specifically, giving indication of a coming ill; being an evil omen 

  • Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant. 

How often have the words menacing and ominous occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )