impending

/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/ · verb

Meaning

To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.
Figuratively to hang over (someone) as a threat or danger.
To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent.
To pay.
Something that impends or threatens; an expected event.
Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

imminent(English)close at hand(English)close(English)at hand(English)upcoming(English)forthcoming(English)future(English)immediate(English)nuptials(English)doom(English)catastrophe(English)apocalypse(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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