0 (of sth unpleasant) to be approaching -- nærme seg
The end of summer was looming. Slutten på sommeren nærmet seg.
1 to appear to be very large and frightening -- true
2 a machine in which thread is woven into a fabric. -- vev(stol)
3 (often with up) to appear indistinctly, often threateningly -- dukke fram, reise seg truende
Weaving families generally owned their own modest houses, their looms and their other tools, though frequently these served as security against debts to moneylenders.
To add to his political troubles, financial bankruptcy loomed.
What once loomed large has shrunk in significance.
However, the threat of oil-dependent nations discovering vast new reserves or developing energy policies that do not rely on fossil fuels looms on the horizon.
Perspectives looms when we turn to courts rather than regulatory agencies for controls.
Because a significant portion of the labour force was becoming redundant, pauperization loomed large.
However, the fear of busting the curve and causing the other student to fail the course now looms large.
At the contest, both weavers set up their looms.
