Entry Word: loom

Function: verb

Meaning: to be about to happen <he could tell that trouble was looming when the bullies swaggered into the park>

Synonyms brew, impend

Related Words advance, approach, close in, draw on, gather, near; lower (also lour), menace, threaten

Near Antonyms die down, diminish, disappear, dwindle, fade, vanish, wane; fall back, pass, recede, retreat, withdraw