looming

UK
/ˈluːmɪŋ/
US
/ˈlumɪŋ/
loomingadjektiv
more looming
Komp.
most looming
Super.
UK
/ˈluːmɪŋ/
US
/ˈlumɪŋ/
Übersetzungen
The looming deadline made everyone in the office anxious.
Надвигающийся срок заставил всех в офисе нервничать.
The looming storm clouds signaled that we should head back home.
Угрожающие грозовые тучи сигнализировали, что нам следует вернуться домой.
Definitionen
Appearing as a large, indistinct, and often threatening shape or form.
The looming mountains cast a shadow over the valley.
Imminent or about to happen, often in a threatening or worrying way.
With the deadline looming, the team worked late into the night.
loomingsubstantiv
loomings
Pl.
UK
/ˈluː.mɪŋ/
US
/ˈluː.mɪŋ/
Gerund-derived noun, chiefly uncountable, denoting the act or instance of looming.
Definitionen
The act or instance of appearing as a large, indistinct, and often threatening shape.
The looming of the cliffs in the mist made the sailors uneasy.
loomverb

looming

Gerundium

loomed
Präteritum
loomed
Partizip Perfekt
looming
Gerundium
UK
/luːm/
US
/lum/
Übersetzungen
A storm was looming on the horizon.
На горизонте маячила буря.
The mountains loomed in the distance.
Вдали возвышались горы.
The deadline is looming closer.
Срок сдачи надвигается все ближе.
Definitionen
To appear as a large, often indistinct or distorted shape.
A dark figure loomed in the distance, causing her to stop in her tracks.
To seem imminent or threatening.
As the deadline loomed, the team worked tirelessly to complete the project.
To weave cloth on a loom; to work as a weaver.
In the cottage she loomed fine linen for the merchants.
loomsubstantiv
Definitionen
A device or machine for weaving threads into cloth.
The weaver skillfully operated the loom to create a beautiful tapestry.
The shaft or handle of an oar, especially the section between the blade and the grip.
The rower’s hands slid along the loom of the oar as he adjusted his stroke.
A faint or indistinct appearance or outline, especially one seen through darkness or fog.
Through the thick mist, the loom of the island became visible.
loomgerundium / partizip präsens

looming

Used attributively to describe something imminent or threatening
Definitionen
Imminent and potentially menacing; about to happen soon.
They discussed the looming economic crisis.