How Do You Spell LOOMING?

Pronunciation: [lˈuːmɪŋ] (IPA)

The word "looming" is spelled with two consecutive "o"s, which can be confusing for some English learners. The IPA phonetic transcription of this word is /ˈluːmɪŋ/, which shows that the first syllable is pronounced with a long "u" sound and the second syllable starts with the "m" sound. The double "o" in this word is pronounced as a long "u" sound, followed by a silent "e". This word is often used to describe a sense of impending danger, such as a looming deadline or a looming storm.

LOOMING Meaning and Definition

1. Looming is a verb that refers to the act of appearing or seeming to be threatening, frightening, or imminent. It describes a situation or event that is about to occur in a way that arouses a sense of tension, fear, or anticipation.

   When something is said to be looming, it suggests that it is impending, coming closer, or hanging ominously over someone or something. The term is often used to describe an event with uncertain or potentially negative outcomes, such as an upcoming crisis, an impending storm, or an approaching deadline.

   Looming can also be used to describe a person's conduct or presence that gives the impression of being overwhelming or intimidating. For example, a teacher or supervisor might be described as looming over their students or employees, giving the sense that they are constantly watching or judging.

   In a metaphorical sense, looming may also refer to a mental or psychological state where an individual feels overwhelmed by impending challenges or problems. It conveys a sense of apprehension or the feeling of being engulfed by a sense of foreboding.

   In summary, looming is a descriptive term used to convey a sense of threat, fear, imminence, or intimidation. It can apply to both physical and metaphorical situations, and it evokes a feeling of something impending that could have potentially negative consequences.

2. The indistinct appearance of a distant object, as in a mist, or particular state of the atmosphere.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Top Common Misspellings for LOOMING *

• looing 33.3333333%

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Other Common Misspellings for LOOMING

• llooking
• oming
• looiking
• coiming
• loming
• loosinge
• boomin
• wlcoming
• loocking
• bloomin
• looding
• ploming
• somming
• loing
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• leming
• loring
• voming
• zomming
• corming
• looosing
• losoing
• lookinga
• lookoing
• moming
• bloosming
• cooming
• logeing
• woming
• loaming
• soming
• morming
• omming
• ccoming
• lookiing
• blomming
• lookuing
• lokoing
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• boming
• lookking
• logiing
• looging
• yoming
• ldoing
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• looling
• zoming
• lozing
• loling
• roomin
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• locing
• luming
• vrooming
• lookeing
• bloooming
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• owming
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• loamig
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• Lomming
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• Momming
• pomming
• loozin
• Klooging
• Loomip

Etymology of LOOMING

The word "looming" has a Germanic origin, derived from the Old English word "gelōma". It shares a root with the Dutch word "loemen", which means "to appear indistinctly". The original meaning of "gelōma" referred to a tool used in weaving called a "loom". Over time, the term began to be used metaphorically to describe situations or objects appearing gradually or coming into view, often in a threatening or intimidating way. Thus, "looming" came to mean a sense of foreboding or the imminent presence of something significant or threatening.

Similar spelling words for LOOMING

• lemming,
• Loosing,
• blooming,
• looking,
• Laming,
• zooming,
• Mooing,
• Rooming,
• Dooming,
• Looming,
• booming,
• looting,
• looping.

Plural form of LOOMING is LOOMINGS

Conjugate verb Looming

CONDITIONAL

I would loom

we would loom

you would loom

he/she/it would loom

they would loom

FUTURE

I will loom

we will loom

you will loom

he/she/it will loom

they will loom

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have loomed

we will have loomed

you will have loomed

he/she/it will have loomed

they will have loomed

PAST

I loomed

we loomed

you loomed

he/she/it loomed

they loomed

PAST PERFECT

I had loomed

we had loomed

you had loomed

he/she/it had loomed

they had loomed

PRESENT

I loom

we loom

you loom

he/she/it looms

they loom

PRESENT PERFECT

I have loomed

we have loomed

you have loomed

he/she/it has loomed

they have loomed

I am looming

we are looming

you are looming

he/she/it is looming

they are looming

I was looming

we were looming

you were looming

he/she/it was looming

they were looming

I will be looming

we will be looming

you will be looming

he/she/it will be looming

they will be looming

I have been looming

we have been looming

you have been looming

he/she/it has been looming

they have been looming

I had been looming

we had been looming

you had been looming

he/she/it had been looming

they had been looming

I will have been looming

we will have been looming

you will have been looming

he/she/it will have been looming

they will have been looming

I would have loomed

we would have loomed

you would have loomed

he/she/it would have loomed

they would have loomed

I would be looming

we would be looming

you would be looming

he/she/it would be looming

they would be looming

I would have been looming

we would have been looming

you would have been looming

he/she/it would have been looming

they would have been looming