Looming

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  • v. Present participle of loom.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The indistinct and magnified appearance of objects seen in particular states of the atmosphere. See mirage.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A coming vaguely into view.
  • n. A form of mirage in which distant objects, usually across water, appear abnormally elevated above their true positions, this displacement being accompanied in many cases by a vertical magnification.
  • Word Usage
    "The witness said Jackson is facing hundreds of millions of dollars of debt and what he called a looming financial crisis."
    Variant
    mirage   
    Verb Stem
    loom   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    assuming    blooming    booming    consuming    dooming