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Definitions for Looming

[1] a mirage in which objects below the horizon seem to be raised above their true positions.
[2] a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.
[3] the art or the process of weaving.
[4] the part of an oar between the blade and the handle.
[5] to weave (something) on a loom.
[6] to appear indistinctly; come into view in indistinct and enlarged form: The mountainous island loomed on the horizon.
[7] to rise before the vision with an appearance of great or portentous size: Suddenly a police officer loomed in front of him.
[8] to assume form as an impending event: A battle looms at the convention.
[9] a looming appearance, as of something seen indistinctly at a distance or through a fog: the loom of a moraine directly in their path.
[10] an apparatus, worked by hand (hand loom ) or mechanically (power loom ), for weaving yarn into a textile
[11] the middle portion of an oar, which acts as a fulcrum swivelling in the rowlock
[12] to come into view indistinctly with an enlarged and often threatening aspect
[13] (of an event) to seem ominously close
[14] (often foll by over) (of large objects) to dominate or overhang
[15] a rising appearance, as of something far away
[16] another name for diver (def. 3)
[17] any of various other birds, esp the guillemot

Words related to Looming

imminent, impending, approaching, emerging, appearing

Words nearby Looming

lookup, looky, loom, loom large, loom-state, looming, loon, looney, loonie, loony, loony bin

Origin of Looming

2First recorded in 1585–95; origin uncertain

Word origin for Looming

C17: from Old Norse lomr

Synonyms for Looming

approaching, imminent, impending, appearing, emerging