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looming

loom·ing
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [loo-ming]
    • /ˈlu mɪŋ/
    • /ˈluː.mɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [loo-ming]
    • /ˈlu mɪŋ/

Definitions of looming word

  • noun looming a looming appearance, as of something seen indistinctly at a distance or through a fog: the loom of a moraine directly in their path. 1
  • verb with object looming to weave (something) on a loom. 1
  • verb without object looming to appear indistinctly; come into view in indistinct and enlarged form: The mountainous island loomed on the horizon. 1
  • verb without object looming to rise before the vision with an appearance of great or portentous size: Suddenly a police officer loomed in front of him. 1
  • verb without object looming to assume form as an impending event: A battle looms at the convention. 1
  • noun looming Appear as a shadowy form, esp. one that is large or threatening. 1

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Origin of looming

First appearance:

before 1620
One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; loom2 + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Looming

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

looming popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for looming

adj looming

  • imminent — likely to occur at any moment; impending: Her death is imminent.
  • impending — about to happen; imminent: their impending marriage.
  • approaching — coming closer in time
  • appearing — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.

adjective looming

  • pending — while awaiting; until: pending his return.
  • forthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
  • future — time that is to be or come hereafter.
  • on the horizon — between land and sky
  • in the offing — the more distant part of the sea seen from the shore, beyond the anchoring ground.

Antonyms for looming

adj looming

  • later — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
  • distant — far off or apart in space; not near at hand; remote or removed (often followed by from): a distant place; a town three miles distant from here.
  • remote — far apart; far distant in space; situated at some distance away: the remote jungles of Brazil.

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