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- Dictionarylooming/ˈluːmɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of an event) seemingly about to happen and regarded as ominous or worrying: "the looming threat of social unrest"
- 2. appearing as a vague or shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening: "he almost expected to see Jason's looming figure suddenly appear"
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LOOMING definition: 1. (of something unwanted or unpleasant) about to happen soon and causing worry: 2. (of something…. Learn more.
1. : to come into sight in enlarged or distorted and indistinct form often as a result of atmospheric conditions. Storm clouds loomed on the horizon. 2. a. : to appear in an impressively great or exaggerated form. deficits loomed large. b. : to take shape as an impending occurrence. the problems that loomed ahead. loom. 3 of 3. noun (2)
Looming definition: a mirage in which objects below the horizon seem to be raised above their true positions.. See examples of LOOMING used in a sentence.
LOOM definition: 1. to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object: 2. If an unwanted or…. Learn more.
3 meanings: imminent → 1. liable to happen soon; impending 2. obsolete jutting out or overhanging.... Click for more definitions.
LOOMING meaning: 1. (of something unwanted or unpleasant) about to happen soon and causing worry: 2. (of something…. Learn more.
1. To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image: "I faced the icons that loomed through the veil of incense" (Fergus M. Bordewich). See Synonyms at appear. 2. To appear to the mind in a magnified and threatening form: "Stalin looms over the whole human tragedy of 1930-1933" (Robert Conquest). 3.
I could see another storm cloud looming on the horizon. So, I'm assuming he isn't the looming problem. These risks are only enhanced by the looming recession. The exchange was a stark testimony to the incongruities of man versus woman, and the pending adjustments of our marriage, looming ahead.
[intransitive] (of something bad) to appear serious and likely to happen soon. There was a crisis looming. Extra Examples. Word Origin. Idioms. loom large. to be frightening and make you worried because something seems hard to avoid. The prospect of war loomed large. The issue looms large in political campaigns nationwide.
a looming appearance, as of something seen indistinctly at a distance or through a fog: the loom of a moraine directly in their path. origin, originally uncertain 1585–95. 2. rear, tower. loom3 (lo̅o̅m), n. [ Brit. Dial.] Birds loon1. Birds a guillemot or murre.
