Looming - definition of looming by The Free Dictionary

Looming - definition of looming by The Free Dictionary Looming - definition of looming by The Free Dictionary https://www.thefreedictionary.com/looming Printer Friendly looming Also found in: Thesaurus , Medical , Idioms , Encyclopedia , Wikipedia . Related to looming: thesaurus loom 1 (lo͞om) intr.v. loomed , loom·ing , looms 1. To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image: "I faced the icons that loomed through the veil of incense" (Fergus M. Bordewich). See Synonyms at appear . 2. To appear to the mind in a magnified and threatening form: "Stalin looms over the whole human tragedy of 1930-1933" (Robert Conquest). 3. To seem imminent; impend: Revolution loomed but the aristocrats paid no heed. n. A distorted, threatening appearance of something, as through fog or darkness. [ Perhaps of Scandinavian origin .] loom 2 (lo͞om) n. An apparatus for making thread or yarn into cloth by weaving strands together at right angles. tr.v. loomed , loom·ing , looms To weave (a tapestry, for example) on a loom. [Middle English lome , from Old English gelōma , tool : ge- , collective pref. ; see yclept + -lōma , tool (as in handlōman , tools ).] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. looming ( ˈluːm ɪŋ ) adj imminent Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 Translations looming [ˈluːmɪŋ] ADJ [ danger ] → que amenaza , inminente Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us , add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content . Link to this page: Facebook Twitter Feedback Flashcards & Bookmarks ? Please log in or register to use Flashcards and Bookmarks. You can also log in with Facebook Twitter Google Flashcards ? My bookmarks ? + Add current page to bookmarks Mentioned in ? animal appear appearing backstrap loom battening beam brew broadloom bulk bulk large carpet loom carpeting Cartwright Cartwright Edmund dobby dominate Drawboy Drawloom Edmund Cartwright References in classic literature ? Gas looming through the fog in divers places in the streets, much as the sun may, from the spongey fields, be seen to loom by husbandman and ploughboy. View in context The next time that she rose she was terrified to see the prahu looming close behind her. View in context THE LOOMING TOWER (BBC2, 9.30pm) The Looming Tower traces the rising threat of Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida in the late '90s and how a rivalry between the FBI and CIA during the time period may have inadvertently set the path for the attacks of 9/11. PICKS OF THE DAY; ANOTHER MUST SEE .. Dictionary browser ? ▲ -looking looking at looking for looking glass looking glass tree looking out for number one looking-glass looking-glass plant lookism lookout look-out Lookout Cape lookout man Lookout Mountain look-out post lookout station look-out tower look-over Looks look-see lookup look-up Lool loom Loom-gale looming loom-state loon loon pants looney loonie loonily looning loony bin loony toons loony tunes loop loop aerial loop back loop diuretic loop gain loop knot loop of Henle loop topology looped looper loophole Loopholed Loopie loopily loopiness ▼ Full browser ? ▲ looky looky loo looky loos looky-loo looky-loos Lool Lool Lool loom loom loom loom loom loom loom house loom house loom large loom out of loom out of (something) loom up Loom-gale loom-state Looma loomed loomed loomed loomed loomed large loomed out of loomed up looming looming large looming out of looming up Loomis Armored Car Loomis Armored Car Service Loomis Basin Charter School Loomis Basin Education Foundation Loomis Digestive Health Specialist Loomis Fargo Loomis radio navigation Loomis radio navigation Loomis Union School District Loomis-Wood diagram looms looms looms looms large looms out of looms up loon loon loon loon loon Loon Echo Land Trust Loon Mountain Park Loon pants Loon pants Loon State Cyclists looned ▼ Facebook Share Twitter CITE Site: Follow: Facebook Twitter Rss Mail Share: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Mail Open / Close More from Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations Mobile Apps Apple Android Kindle Windows Windows Phone Free Tools For surfers: Free toolbar & extensions Word of the Day Help For webmasters: Free content Linking Lookup box