impending

[US]/ɪmˈpendɪŋ/
[UK]/ɪmˈpendɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

impending
adj. about to happen; looming.

Phrases & Collocations

impending doom

impending death

Example Sentences

a sense of impending doom.

an impending military offensive against the guerrillas.

the film's mood is overhung with impending death.

thunderclouds of impending war.

I was enmeshed in the surety of my impending fatherhood.

He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.

agonized over the impending examination;

War was impending over the young republic.

They received intelligence of an impending invasion.

We were well aware of impending disaster.

Rumours about an impending royal divorce were rife.

the nearby sheep stampeded as if they sensed impending danger.

hinted at impending indictments but did not say it in so many words.

The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger.

Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place.

Attending: It's also found in cerebral disorders, uremia ,and hypokalemic states .If the patient had ascites and impending coma, would you give diuril?

At the edge of a sprawling grassland, a pair of hoofed grazers resembling horses, an antelopelike notoungulate and a ground sloth feed quietly, oblivious to their impending doom.

Real-world Examples

They interpreted the animals as a sign of impending doom and retreated.

Source: 2024 New Year Special Edition

In Nepal, people always talk about this impending earthquake.

Source: CNN Selected April 2015 Collection

Many 911 victims' dreams warning them of the impending catastrophe.

Source: Scientific World

I lived with a feeling of impending doom, he says.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 3

Medics warn of impending cholera epidemic.

Source: NPR News January 2014 Compilation

Impending violence is in the air.

Source: Lion Mafia

Nobody has yet begun to suspect the impending doom.

Source: Deep Dive into the Movie World (LSOO)

I don't understand. The original piece of gossip indicated an impending breakup.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 4

But inside, there was talk about an impending crisis facing Asia.

Source: VOA Standard May 2013 Collection

Why are we talking about baseball and not my impending docent-hood?

Source: Young Sheldon Season 4

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