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    Impend, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Impended; p. pr. & vb. n. Impending.] [L. impendēre; pref. im- in + pendēre to hang. See Pendant.] To hang over; to be suspended above; to threaten from near at hand; to menace; to be imminent. See Imminent.
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    Destruction sure o'er all your heads impends.
    Pope.
    
      
    
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    Impending, a. Hanging over; overhanging; suspended so as to menace; imminet; threatening.
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    An impending brow.
    Hawthorne.

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    And nodding Ilion waits th' impending fall.
    Pope.
    Syn. -- Imminent; threatening. See Imminent.
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