looming en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlumɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈluːmɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English loom Middle English -ynge English -ing English looming From loom + -ing.
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund) gerund of loom: the condition of something that looms or towers.
form of loom
But if no world exist in the man; if nothing but continents of empty vapour, of greedy self-conceits, commonplace hearsays, and indistinct loomings of a sordid chaos exist in him, what will be the use of 'light' to show us that?
1850 May 1, Thomas Carlyle, “No. V. Stump-Orator.”, in Latter-Day Pamphlets, London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, page 155:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| loomings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
es lo que se avecina (Translations)