/ Dictionary / Index I impending: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: im•pend•ing Pronunciation: (im-pen'ding), [key] — adj. about to happen; imminent: their impending marriage. imminently threatening or menacing: an impending storm. overhanging. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: impending (Thesaurus) impendent impenetrability Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sequester Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language