OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 14667

loom

/luːm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
avecinarse • cernerse • manifestarse • mascarse • surgir
To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; (of a person or thing) to tower; (of an idea) to impressively or intimidatingly occupy the mind; (of an event) to be imminent.
In the meantime, SWR staff have warned privately that an acute shortage of rolling stock is looming, because the new trains are not ready.
With no extra-time to be played and penalties looming, the Portuguese winger pounced on some hesitant City defending to run on to a Wayne Rooney clearance, round Joe Hart and slot…