🌩️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

To move around quietly and secretly, especially while hunting or searching.
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to suggest an idea or plan for consideration; to ask someone to marry you
to tie or fasten tightly; to unite or restrict

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