impending 音标拼音: [ɪmp'ɛndɪŋ]
a . 逼迫的,迫切的,悬空的
逼迫的,迫切的,悬空的
impending adj 1 :
close in time ;
about to occur ; "
retribution is at hand ";
"
some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand "; "
in imminent danger "; "
his impending retirement "
[
synonym : {
at hand (
p )}, {
close at hand (
p )}, {
imminent },
{
impendent }, {
impending }]
Impend \
Im *
pend "\,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Impended };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Impending }.] [
L .
impend [=
e ]
re ;
pref .
im -
in pend [=
e ]
re to hang .
See {
Pendant }.]
To hang over ;
to be suspended above ;
to threaten from near at hand ;
to menace ;
to be imminent .
See {
Imminent }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Destruction sure o '
er all your heads impends . --
Pope .
Impendence
Impending \
Im *
pend "
ing \,
a .
Hanging over ;
overhanging ;
suspended so as to menace ;
imminet ;
threatening .
[
1913 Webster ]
An impending brow . --
Hawthorne .
[
1913 Webster ]
And nodding Ilion waits th '
impending fall . --
Pope .
Syn :
Imminent ;
threatening .
See {
Imminent }.
[
1913 Webster ]
50 Moby Thesaurus words for "
impending ":
about to be ,
already in sight ,
approaching ,
at hand ,
beetle ,
beetle -
browed ,
beetling ,
brewing ,
close ,
close at hand ,
coming ,
forthcoming ,
future ,
gathering ,
going to happen ,
immediate ,
imminent ,
impendent ,
in danger imminent ,
in prospect ,
in reserve ,
in store ,
in the air ,
in the cards ,
in the offing ,
in the wind ,
in view ,
incumbent ,
instant ,
jutting ,
looming ,
lowering ,
lurking ,
menacing ,
near ,
near at hand ,
nearing ,
on the horizon ,
overhanging ,
overhung ,
pending ,
preparing ,
projecting ,
proximate ,
superincumbent ,
that will be ,
threatening ,
to come ,
upcoming ,
waiting
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