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Synonyms for oncoming
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : on-kuhm-ing, awn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɒnˌkʌm ɪŋ, ˈɔn- |
Définition of oncoming
Origin :- 1844, from on + coming, present participle of come (v.).
- adj impending
- He knew not how nor why, yet he got his feel of the oncoming event from the gods themselves.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- He stooped; seized a boulder, hurled it at the oncoming Lee.
- Extract from : « The World Beyond » by Raymond King Cummings
- With the oncoming of the parks and play-grounds, all of this, we may hope, will change.
- Extract from : « The Meaning of Evolution » by Samuel Christian Schmucker
- They laid her on the ground beside the door and watched the oncoming lights.
- Extract from : « The Solar Magnet » by Sterner St. Paul Meek
- He might as well have tried to stop an oncoming rocket ship.
- Extract from : « The Martian Cabal » by Roman Frederick Starzl
- His eyes were kindling strangely as he watched the oncoming filly.
- Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
- As he jumped to his feet he again turned to look for the oncoming plane.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal » by G. Harvey Ralphson
- Nearer and nearer sounds the thunder of their oncoming hoofs.
- Extract from : « Jolly Sally Pendleton » by Laura Jean Libbey
- His "fits" before the oncoming of a new Sura have been mentioned.
- Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
- I was jerked out of my thoughts by the sight of an oncoming red blob.
- Extract from : « Wandl the Invader » by Raymond King Cummings
Antonyms for oncoming
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