Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A coming vaguely into view.
- n. A form of mirage in which distant objects, usually across water, appear abnormally elevated above their true positions, this displacement being accompanied in many cases by a vertical magnification.
Wiktionary
- v. present participle of loom.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The indistinct and magnified appearance of objects seen in particular states of the atmosphere. See mirage.
Examples
“Ba's evident pleasure in life on Tyneside is spiced by seeing his name looming large in the Premier League scoring charts alongside rather more vaunted peers such as Sergio Agüero, Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie.”
The Guardian: Demba Ba believes fun is the key to fizzing for Newcastle United | Louise Taylor
“The witness said Jackson is facing hundreds of millions of dollars of debt and what he called a looming financial crisis.”
“Marais said the board was also concerned about the language issue in tertiary institutions, and warned urgent steps had to be taken to avert what she called a looming explosion.”
“The are embracing the right, where retired army and police generals are promising a disciplined counter to what they call the looming chaos of majority rule.”
“Muammar el-Qaddafi nine days ago, Mr. Obama said the United States had the responsibility and the international backing to stop what he characterized as a looming genocide in the Libyan city of Benghazi.”
“Terry Branstad State Auditor David Vaudt stopped in Fairfield Wednesday to discuss what they call the looming "revenue cliff," and what the state needs to do to avoid it.”
“The FCC chief reiterated what he characterized as a looming crisis in broadband service for the country as more consumers use data volume-heavy wireless devices such as iPhones and wireless laptops.”
“Haiti is appealing for international aid to avoid what it calls a looming collapse.”
“Brown moved to the state budget crisis, which he described as looming over already strapped local governments.”
“As prices continue to rise, Kenyans are watching and waiting to see if the government can head off what some are calling a looming crisis.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘looming’.
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Vocab_TC60Q_txtbook
most vocab in the textbook Page till end chapter 2.
forfeited, nullifying, avowed, libelous, sapped, fascistic, outclassed, revolting, ecumenical, looming, fretful, penitent and 86 more...
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some-ing
king, offering, blessing, coping, earnings, trappings, breeding, during, offing, refreshing, sitting, outing and 208 more...
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Personal Vocabulary List
All my favourite words that I come across!
veritable, incongruence, rigamorole, letcherous, revolting, repulsive, reputrid, rapatious, forays, guise, placate, paradigm and 1162 more...
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LOOMINGS
List of difficult words (for Italian language translation) of the writer Herman Melville.
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My GRE
concomitant, mendacity, corollary, mandate, ascertain, exacerbate, substantiate, perennial, exemplify, hegemony, acrimonious, repertoire and 653 more...
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GRE
churlish, polemical, exaltation, docile, esoteric, panache, coercion, restitution, lugubrious, indefatigable, delimit, demarcate and 99 more...
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Hilary's List
Just a list of words I like
wellspring, mystery, wonderment, intrinsic, artisan, enchantment, magic, transience, incomplete, impermanent, imperfect, resonance and 163 more...
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good words
words that are mostly fun to say or just lovely
undulate, voluptuous, whimsy, parse, dank, cerulean, peen, traipsing, listless, coup de grace, reconnoiter, mercurial and 499 more...
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words
words
spartan, cram, quill, furor, rampart, enervate, placate, agitate, galvanize, spur, pricker, infuriate and 273 more...
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Playground Completed Despite Rain - S...
looming, motivated, motivate, fact, wielded, wield, ashes, effort, incorporate, arson, drowned out, hardest and 5 more...
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Words Joanna Newsom has taught me
chim-choo-ree, hydrocephalitic, barrow, felten, mica, ledger, swaddling, threshing, grope, looming, ladle, butte and 3 more...
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GHibbs My adjectival use: 'They had not studied for the looming exams.' Aug 22, 2011