impend

Verb

Verb Forms: impended, impending, impends

• To be about to happen; to hang over threateningly.
• be imminent or about to happen
  • "Changes are impending"
• To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.
• To hang over (someone) as a threat or danger.
• To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent.
• To pay.

Examples

• A crucial double word score opportunity seemed to impend, waiting for the perfect tiles.
• impending doom