Associations to the word «Impending»

Wiktionary

IMPENDING, adjective. Approaching; drawing near; about to happen
IMPENDING, verb. Present participle of impend

Dictionary definition

IMPENDING, adjective. Close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky