looming

[loo-ming]

noun

1. a mirage in which objects below the horizon seem to be raised above their true positions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of looming¹

First recorded in 1620–30; loom ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

With the Rugby World Cup looming, he decided a similar approach was the best use of limited time and the players he had.

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Among 34 persons and 3 companies charged in the looming case is a government minister, two former ministers, the club's owner, building inspectors and three former mayors of Kocani.

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I had been travelling alone and was checking my route home in a passageway, when suddenly I felt someone looming over me.

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And like its precursor, Mr. Icke’s version takes place in a single setting, in this case an expansive boardroom with looming gray walls, the headquarters of Oedipus’ campaign.

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The talks on the food products and emissions linking agreements come amid a looming deadline to agree a separate deal to allow British defence companies to contribute to military projects funded by EU defence loans.

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