looming

verb

Meaning

To appear indistinctly, eg. when seen on the horizon or through the murk.
To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; to be imminent.
To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.
The condition of something that looms or towers.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

hover(English)hulk(English)tower(English)bulk large(English)brood(English)approaching(English)coming(English)creeping(English)horizon(English)threat(English)crisis(English)estonian(English)

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Sources

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