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Ovvpapatya Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Looming

“This part looks like the holos I’ve seen of pineapples,”
Eva said, pointing to the perfect pattern of
nodules at the the base of the spire.
“No, no, Eva. This is a signpost. A portent,” Rovender
said as he walked around it and pointed to
several more looming nearby.

What does "looming" mean here?
  

Top answer

Here are the dictionary choices. In your context, it is probably #2 but may be only #1: 1. to appear indistinctly; come into view in indistinct and enlarged form: The mountainous island loomed on the horizon.

— Mister Micawber

  • Here are the dictionary choices.
  • In your context, it is probably #2 but may be only #1: 1.
  • to appear indistinctly; come into view in indistinct and enlarged form: The mountainous island loomed on the horizon.
  • 2.
  • to rise before the vision with an appearance of great or portentous size: Suddenly a police officer loomed in front of him.
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Here are the dictionary choices. In your context, it is probably #2 but may be only #1:

1.to appear indistinctly; come into view in indistinct and enlarged
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"To loom" means "to come into sight as a blurry image often being an ominious sign".
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ovvpapatya"This is a signpost. A portent,” Rovender said as he walked around it and pointed to several more LOOMING nearby. What does "looming" mean here?
I'd say "rising up indistinctly and dimly, like in a fog, maybe with its lower part obscured, with a vaguely menacing aspect".
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