impend
//ɪmˈpɛnd//
Verb
impendInfinitive
impendPresent tense
impendedPast tense
impendedPast participle
impendingPresent participle
impendsThird-person singular
1
To be about to happen, especially something threatening or momentous; to loom or be imminent.
A major storm is impending, so we should prepare for evacuation.
2
To hang or hover threateningly over something.
Dark clouds impended over the small village.