loomingn.¹

/ˈluːmɪŋ/

Etymology: < loom v.² + -ing suffix¹.

A coming indistinctly into view.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [noun] > becoming indistinctly visible

looming1627

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > nearness, approach, or imminence

nighness1548

towardness1549

propinquity1611

approacha1616

coming1626

looming1627

impendencya1632

fall1647

imminence1655

impendence1657

instancy1658

imminency1665

soonness1668

incumbence1677

simmering1844

proximity1876

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xi. 54 The looming of a ship is her prospectiue, that is, as she doth shew great or little.

1634 Relation Ld. Baltimore's Plantation (1865) 7 At the first loaming of the ship vpon the river, wee found..all the Countrey in Armes.

1684 Bucaniers Amer. (1698) ii. 84 This day we saw the looming of a very high land.

1790 W. Roy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 266 Wherever the most faint looming of the land in a very clear day can be discerned.

1807 European Mag. 52 441/2 [Sailor loq.] ‘Split me but I know the loaming of the land hereabouts.’

1829 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) I. Optics xviii. 56 The elevation of coasts, ships, and mountains above their usual level, when seen in the distant horizon, has been long known and described under the name of Looming.

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) ix. 69 No evidences of refraction visible, except some slight loomings of the more distant bergs.

1861 C. J. Andersson Okavango River vii. 87 A crashing and cracking..announced the approach of elephants; in a few moments afterwards the looming of a dozen huge unwieldy figures in the distance told of their arrival.

figurative.a1839 J. Galt Demon of Destiny (1840) vii. 50 Tremendous loomings of eternal things.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

loomingn.²

/ˈluːmɪŋ/

Etymology: < loom v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

The action or process of ‘mounting’ the warp on the loom. In quot. 1851 attributive.

ΚΠ

1851 L. D. B. Gordon in Art Jrnl. Illustr. Catal. p. vii**/1 The warp was then taken from this [sizing-] machine to a machine for winding it on a roller-beam, after which it was taken to the looming-frame, and next to the loom.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

loomingadj.

/ˈluːmɪŋ/

Etymology: < loom v.² + -ing suffix².

That looms, in the senses of the verb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > indistinctly visible

looming1855

the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > imminent, near, or at hand

towardc890

comingOE

at handc1175

hendc1175

short?a1400

likec1425

near present?c1450

hangingc1503

instant?1520

neara1522

approachinga1525

imminent1528

provenient1554

threatened1567

near-threateninga1586

eminent1587

impendenta1592

sudden1597

ensuing1603

dependenta1616

pending1642

incumbent1646

early1655

fast-approaching1671

impendinga1686

incoming1753

pendent1805

proximatea1831

simmering1843

pending1850

invenient1854

looming1855

forthcoming1859

near-term1929

upcoming1959

1855 M. Arnold New Sirens 182 In the midst of river-meadows Where the looming deer are laid.

1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xxxi. 25 As if divers social wants and looming penuriousness had never been within her experience.

1876 ‘Ouida’ In Winter City vi. 119 Her silvery marabouts glancing like hoar-frost in the shadows of the looming walls.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

n.¹1627

n.²1851

adj.1855

单词	looming
释义	loomingn.¹ /ˈluːmɪŋ/ Etymology: < loom v.² + -ing suffix¹. A coming indistinctly into view. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [noun] > becoming indistinctly visible looming1627 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [noun] > nearness, approach, or imminence nighness1548 towardness1549 propinquity1611 approacha1616 coming1626 looming1627 impendencya1632 fall1647 imminence1655 impendence1657 instancy1658 imminency1665 soonness1668 incumbence1677 simmering1844 proximity1876 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. xi. 54 The looming of a ship is her prospectiue, that is, as she doth shew great or little. 1634 Relation Ld. Baltimore's Plantation (1865) 7 At the first loaming of the ship vpon the river, wee found..all the Countrey in Armes. 1684 Bucaniers Amer. (1698) ii. 84 This day we saw the looming of a very high land. 1790 W. Roy in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 80 266 Wherever the most faint looming of the land in a very clear day can be discerned. 1807 European Mag. 52 441/2 [Sailor loq.] ‘Split me but I know the loaming of the land hereabouts.’ 1829 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) I. Optics xviii. 56 The elevation of coasts, ships, and mountains above their usual level, when seen in the distant horizon, has been long known and described under the name of Looming. 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. (1856) ix. 69 No evidences of refraction visible, except some slight loomings of the more distant bergs. 1861 C. J. Andersson Okavango River vii. 87 A crashing and cracking..announced the approach of elephants; in a few moments afterwards the looming of a dozen huge unwieldy figures in the distance told of their arrival. figurative.a1839 J. Galt Demon of Destiny (1840) vii. 50 Tremendous loomings of eternal things. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2021). loomingn.² /ˈluːmɪŋ/ Etymology: < loom v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. The action or process of ‘mounting’ the warp on the loom. In quot. 1851 attributive. ΚΠ 1851 L. D. B. Gordon in Art Jrnl. Illustr. Catal. p. vii*/1 The warp was then taken from this [sizing-] machine to a machine for winding it on a roller-beam, after which it was taken to the looming-frame, and next to the loom. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online September 2018). loomingadj. /ˈluːmɪŋ/ Etymology: < loom v.² + -ing suffix². That looms, in the senses of the verb. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > [adjective] > indistinctly visible looming1855 the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > [adjective] > imminent, near, or at hand towardc890 comingOE at handc1175 hendc1175 hendc1175 short?a1400 likec1425 near present?c1450 hangingc1503 instant?1520 neara1522 approachinga1525 imminent1528 provenient1554 threatened1567 near-threateninga1586 eminent1587 impendenta1592 sudden1597 ensuing1603 dependenta1616 pending1642 incumbent1646 early1655 fast-approaching1671 impendinga1686 incoming1753 pendent1805 proximatea1831 simmering1843 pending1850 invenient1854 looming1855 forthcoming1859 near-term1929 upcoming1959 1855 M. Arnold New Sirens* 182 In the midst of river-meadows Where the looming deer are laid. 1876 T. Hardy Hand of Ethelberta II. xxxi. 25 As if divers social wants and looming penuriousness had never been within her experience. 1876 ‘Ouida’ In Winter City vi. 119 Her silvery marabouts glancing like hoar-frost in the shadows of the looming walls. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.¹1627n.²1851adj.1855
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