🌩️impend

verb
/ɪmˈpɛnd/

Meaning

to be about to happen; to loom threateningly

Example Sentences

Dark clouds suggested that a storm was impeding.

Example Expressions

doom impends

Synonyms

loom, threaten, approach, near, overhang

Antonyms

recede, retreat, withdraw

Collocations

danger impends, crisis impends, disaster impends, war impends

Related Vocabularies

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to make a loud, harsh sound
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