Both Uses of
impending
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- The poor women felt instinctively that they required all their strength to support the blow that impended.†
Chpt 29-30 *
- I was compelled, at this period, to leave Corsica on an important expedition; I reflected for a long time, and with the hope of averting some impending misfortune, I resolved that Benedetto should accompany me.†
Chpt 43-44
Definition:
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(impending) about to happen -- especially of something unpleasant or feared