Looming
1. Do both these sentence mean the same:
a) "John's birthday is APPROACHING."
b) a) "John's birthday is LOOMING."
2. In case, it means the same (or even if it doesn't), is the verb 'to loom' used in everyday language?
Top answer
is the verb 'to loom' used in everyday language? No. More common is John's birthday is coming up .
- is the verb 'to loom' used in everyday language?
- No.
- More common is John's birthday is coming up .
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is the verb 'to loom' used in everyday language? No.
More common is John's birthday is coming up.
0Christine Christie"John's birthday is LOOMING."
You don't want this. It makes John's birthday seem like something darkly evil, something to be feared. "looming" tends to go with words like "crisis", "deadline", and "threat". See below.
A credit-card crisis is looming over the economy.
With a deadline looming, the employees worked feve
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