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Definition of impending adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

impending

adjective
 
/ɪmˈpendɪŋ/
 
/ɪmˈpendɪŋ/
[only before noun]
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  1. (usually of an unpleasant event) that is going to happen very soon synonym imminent
    • his impending retirement
    • warnings of impending danger/disaster
    • They were all filled with a sense of impending doom.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryImpending is used with these nouns:
    • arrival
    • catastrophe
    • conflict
    See full entry
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