impending
Etymology

From impend + -ing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/
Adjective

impending (not comparable)

  1. Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.
    Synonyms: imminent, in the offing, proximate, Thesaurus:impending
    I have no time right now because of an impending paper submission deadline.
Translations Verb
  1. Present participle and gerund of impend
    The hurricane is impending.
Noun

impending (plural impendings)

  1. Something that impends or threatens; an expected event.
    • 1994, Steve Garvey, quoted in 2000, Nicholas Barnes, Ainin H. Garvey, The Lost Writings of Steve Garvey (page 23)
      Although I do think about death quite regularly, my intense fear of lesser impendings has taught me that the only way I will survive it is to remain objective […]



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