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  1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Impend
  2. a. Hanging over; overhanging; suspended so as to menace; imminet; threatening.
  3. adj. close in time; about to occur
  4. Hanging over; overhanging; suspended so as to menace; imminet; threatening. An impending brow. Hawthorne. And nodding Ilion waits th' impending fall. Pope. Syn. -- Imminent; threatening. See Imminent.
  5. Hanging over; overhanging; suspended so as to menace; imminet;threatening.An impending brow. Hawthorne.And nodding Ilion waits th' impending fall. Pope.
  6. j:100 v be imminent or about to happen s close in time; about to occur