Both Uses of
impending
in
Animal Farm
- As the summer wore on, and the windmill neared completion, the rumors of an impending treacherous attack grew stronger and stronger.†
p. 96..4 *
- At the same time Napoleon assured the animals that the stories of an impending attack on Animal Farm were completely untrue, and that the tales about Frederick's cruelty to his own animals had been greatly exaggerated.†
p. 99..6
Definition:
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(impending) about to happen -- especially of something unpleasant or feared