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loom (1)

loom [ loom ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle loomed, present participle loom·ing, 3rd person present singular looms)
Definition:
 
1. be about to happen: to be imminent, often in a threatening way

2. be seen as large shape: to appear as a large or indistinct, and sometimes menacing, shape



noun 
Definition:
 
appearance of something large: an appearance of something, usually something large and threatening ( literary )

[Mid-16th century. Origin ?]
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