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How to pronounce “impending”
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Pronunciation guide for impending
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of impending with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Nicholas Christakis: How social networks predict epidemics 18 minutes
about an impending epidemic
- Definition summary
- Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce impending
Nicholas Christakis: How social networks predict epidemics 18 minutes

about an impending epidemic
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “impending”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Approaching; drawing near; about to happen or expected to happen.
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of impend
- [Noun]
- Something that impends or threatens; an expected event.
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