About The Word Impending
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Impending
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What's The Definition Of Impending?
[adj] close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Impending: at hand(p) | close | close at hand(p) | imminent Related Terms | Find terms related to Impending: about to be | already in sight | approaching | at hand | beetle | beetle-browed | beetling | brewing | close | close at hand | coming | forthcoming | future | gathering | going to happen | immediate | imminent | impendent | in danger imminent | in prospect | in reserve | in store | in the air | in the cards | in the offing | in the wind | in view | incumbent | instant | jutting | looming | lowering | lurking | menacing | near | near at hand | nearing | on the horizon | overhanging | overhung | pending | preparing | projecting | proximate | superincumbent | that will be | threatening | to come | upcoming | waiting See Also | Impending In Webster's Dictionary \Im*pend"ing\, a.
Hanging over; overhanging; suspended so as to menace;
imminet; threatening.
An impending brow. --Hawthorne.
And nodding Ilion waits th' impending fall. --Pope.
Syn: Imminent; threatening. See {Imminent}.
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