v. t. [ L. impend&ebreve_;re; pref. im- in + pend&ebreve_;re to weigh out, pay. ] To pay. [ Obs. ] Fabyan. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
Destruction sure o'er all your heads impends. Pope.
a. [ L. impendens, p. pr. of impendēre. ] Impending; threatening. [ 1913 Webster ]
Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Hanging over; overhanging; suspended so as to menace; imminet; threatening. [ 1913 Webster ]
An impending brow. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
And nodding Ilion waits th' impending fall. Pope.