"looming" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈluːmɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlumɪŋ/ [General-American] Forms: loomings [plural]
Rhymes: -uːmɪŋ Etymology: From loom + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|loom|ing|id2=gerund noun}} loom + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} looming (plural loomings)
  1. gerund of loom: the condition of something that looms or towers. Tags: form-of, gerund Form of: loom (extra: the condition of something that looms or towers)
    Sense id: en-looming-en-noun-YGrsZn9t

Verb

IPA: /ˈluːmɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈlumɪŋ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -uːmɪŋ Etymology: From loom + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|loom|ing|id2=gerund noun}} loom + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} looming
  1. present participle and gerund of loom Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: loom
    Sense id: en-looming-en-verb-oftwSC-S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun), English terms suffixed with -ing (participial) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (participial): 17 83

Inflected forms

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