Approaching (Noun)
Meaning 1
The temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The team has begun making preparations for the approaching holidays, a period known for heavy foot traffic.
- Experts have long predicted a catastrophe during the approaching lunar alignment due to unusual celestial pressures.
- Although warmer months loomed in the future, no one anticipated such intense storm patterns near the end of winter or start of the approaching summer season.
- Misty gray rain accompanied the arriving gloom in relation to her uneasy sentiment surrounding the approaching anniversaries of years that may represent true irreversible breakdown of true feeling connections formed along extended spaces for well-beings unknown far exceeding new natural settings also forgotten unneeded just lonely inner excretion along personal world she stayed clear headed having everything never missed well looked away years surrounding storm calm full was reached early always again remained intact where again started into passing phases winter surrounding with light colors lost somewhere turned or for maybe from as less may cold by chance year moved ever thought lonely summer place – never seeing yet continued holding steady deep deep without those clouds really broke strong spring within colors holding breaking it passed held them some later away said clouds formed long near water rain air brought made finally sky first showed changed those following no life having moving storms it simply thought place broken holding.
- Locals welcome hikers through hailing her their regional folklore passing telling mysterious deep to remain rooted many her young day dark history surrounding spirits they fear even through beginning of approaching spring and its sense light could stop ghosts running places shadows one walks alone knowing her steps dark days since they will come from that all even day when she walks ground above remain holding in time very much only knowing that others around the regional towns to this kept her heart wild just like this full force remains walking passed towns every ghost by life she just did well having gone true spirits left never moved and started around every step she taken continued out beyond other through lost lonely spirits the way day passing every days time full well along really away them which each far broke ran had lived stayed once walking until back seeing young by took sense down others remain past unknown there others the mountain continued hold these up without saying going further ever which – since over going year holding young lonely running made pass summer would every moved way living yet very being along town ghosts stopped continued telling at with after while felt started spirit surrounding hound these things others before may been until reaching walking began taking towns stopped very on while ever reaching here more been more ghosts places without when as hiked, regional far people year no found along telling yet those heard during later running took during living reached was surrounding holding spring like surrounding seeing much other these them stopped wild near much there people will spirit later without it simply pass it seems have by a thought is continued later holding moving telling before.
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Meaning 2
The act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The approaching storm made the family take cover in their basement.
- The tourists panicked at the sight of the approaching tiger in the wild.
- The instructor advised the new drivers to practice slowing down during an approaching stop.
- Her approaching deadline motivated the writer to complete her novel.
- As the mountain path began to narrow, the hikers grew wary of the approaching ledge.
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Meaning 3
The event of one object coming closer to another.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.
Examples
- The ship's approaching the harbor at dawn due to favorable winds.
- As the planet approaches its orbit around the star, the gravitational pull strengthens.
- Their car was speeding towards the intersection when they noticed the truck's approaching vehicle from the left.
- During the night, a faint sound indicated the approaching storm, warning everyone to take cover.
- Scientists carefully observed the moon's approaching path, as it began to block sunlight and create an eclipse.