Found 2 items, similar to looming.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: loom loom n : a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile v 1: come into view indistinctly, often threateningly; “Another air plane loomed into the sky” 2: appear very large or occupy a commanding position; “The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain”; “Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall” [syn: tower, predominate, hulk] 3: hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing; “The terrible vision brooded over her all day long” [syn: brood, hover, bulk large]
English → English (gcide) Definition: looming Mirage \Mi`rage"\, n. [F., fr. mirer to look at carefully, to aim, se mirer to look at one's self in a glass, to reflect, to be reflected, LL. mirare to look at. See Mirror.] An optical effect, sometimes seen on the ocean, but more frequently in deserts, due to total reflection of light at the surface common to two strata of air differently heated. The reflected image is seen, commonly in an inverted position, while the real object may or may not be in sight. When the surface is horizontal, and below the eye, the appearance is that of a sheet of water in which the object is seen reflected; when the reflecting surface is above the eye, the image is seen projected against the sky. The fata Morgana and looming are species of mirage. [1913 Webster] By the mirage uplifted the land floats vague in the ether, Ships and the shadows of ships hang in the motionless air. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]