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[ verb ] come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
Examples "Another air plane loomed into the sky" Used in print (Julia Newman, "Travel and Camera USA"...)Fantastic colors are to be seen in the fanciful formations of eroded rock which loom out of the semiarid country in both parks . (Modern Maturity, 4:6...)Compulsory retirement at sixty-five looms on our horizon . Now , looming on the horizon are such things as estimated totals , calculated risks and I._B._M. machines . (James D. Horan, The Shadow Catcher....)In my sights I watched him looming bigger and bigger . Related terms |
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[ verb ] appear very large or occupy a commanding position
Synonyms Examples "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain" "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall" Used in print (Clifford Irving, The Valley....)The Gap looming before him - the place where had confronted Jack_English on_that day so many years ago - was his exit from all that had meaning to him . |
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[ verb ] hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
Synonyms Examples "The terrible vision brooded over her all day long" Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)Lastly , governmental and private planners will at this stage begin to see large capital requirements looming ahead . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
Used in print (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)Shy , slender-waisted girls at the loom in_harmony with the frangipani by the wayside . Related terms textile_machine figure_loom Jacquard_loom power_loom handloom carpet_loom |
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