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Synonyms for looming


Grammar : Adj
Spell : loo-ming
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlu mɪŋ



Définition of looming

Origin :
  • weaving machine, Old English geloma "utensil, tool," from ge-, perfective prefix, + -loma, of unknown origin (cf. Old English andloman (plural) "apparatus, furniture"). Originally "implement or tool of any kind" (cf. heirloom); thus, "the penis" (c.1400-1600). Specific meaning "a machine in which yarn or thread is woven into fabric" is from c.1400.
  • adj rising
Example sentences :
  • But after that he was afraid no more of the looming bulks of the tepees.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • By his own admission he was against the law, a “crook,” and—the penitentiary was looming.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Do not see in my words the looming of a momentous sensation.
  • Extract from : « Latin America and the United States » by Elihu Root
  • Some of them tore down a side street, straight before the looming onrush.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • The Home Galaxy was looming large when they next stopped for observation.
  • Extract from : « Islands of Space » by John W Campbell
  • Words are sometimes very, dangerous, and great events are looming.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Paw » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • What was that, looming towards her, shapeless and awful, across the bridge!
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Clogs » by Amy Walton
  • And now another of these angel-like visits was looming in the distance.
  • Extract from : « The Lonely Island » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • All the hardness and looming power was in the massive body of the horse-group.
  • Extract from : « The Rainbow » by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
  • Now it was a huge looming darkness, through which his eyes vainly strained.
  • Extract from : « The Reef » by Edith Wharton

Antonyms for looming

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