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- Dictionaryimpending/ɪmˈpɛndɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (of an event regarded as threatening or significant) about to happen; forthcoming: "the author had returned to his country ahead of the impending war"
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The meaning of IMPENDING is occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming. How to use impending in a sentence.
used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon: impending disaster / doom. The player announced his impending retirement from international football. Synonym. imminent.
If something is impending, it is about to happen. If you hear thunder in the distance, you might go inside to escape the impending storm. The word impending often refers to something threatening or frightening: impending doom, impending disaster.
Impending definition: about to happen; imminent. See examples of IMPENDING used in a sentence.
impending. (ɪmpendɪŋ ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] An impending event is one that is going to happen very soon. [formal] On the morning of the expedition I awoke with a feeling of impending disaster. He'd spoken to Simon that morning of his impending marriage.
Definition of impending adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When things impend, they are just about to happen. As you're heading into a haunted house, you might have the feeling that spooky noises and lurching monsters impend.
