A Looming Conspiracy

[georgemartin22]

What does "A Looming Conspiracy"means?. And what about "looming"?.Is it noun or adjective or verb or...?

 

[bhaisahab]

What does "A Looming Conspiracy"mean?. And what about "looming"?.Is it noun or adjective or verb or...?

The verb "to loom" in this sense means "to hang over in a threatening manner". "Looming" is acting as an adjective describing the nature of the conspiracy.

 

[georgemartin22]

The verb "to loom" in this sense means "to hang over in a threatening manner". "Looming" is acting as an adjective describing the nature of the conspiracy.

Thank you. Can you explain more about this suffix "ing"?. All I heard about "ing" is that it's used to form a noun suffix or verb suffix.I think the above "looming" adjective is derived from the noun "loom" (I read about this on Merriam dictionary.) and not verb "loom".I've tried some verbs to make them adjective by adding the suffix" ing" ,but ending up with nouns. The only another example I could find in the dictionary was "swashbuckling ". So do you think there is any general rule to be applied to make such an adjective?

 

[bhaisahab]

Thank you. Can you explain more about this suffix "ing"?. All I heard about "ing" is that it's used to form a noun suffix or verb suffix.I think the above "looming" adjective is derived from the noun "loom" (I read about this on Merriam dictionary.) and not verb "loom".I've tried some verbs to make them adjective by adding the suffix" ing" ,but ending up with nouns. The only another example I could find in the dictionary was "swashbuckling ". So do you think there is any general rule to be applied to make such an adjective?

What makes you think that it's derived from the noun "loom", do you think it's referring to a conspiracy of weavers or weaving?

 

[ostap77]

What makes you think that it's derived from the noun "loom", do you think it's referring to a conspiracy of weavers or weaving?

"There's alway been a threat looming over us." What about this sentence?

 

[Tdol]

Many present participles can be used as adjectives- boring/interesting, etc. There are two suffixes -ing- the gerund and the present participle. The latter is used after the verb be to make progressive forms- I was coming to school, etc. This form can often be turned into an adjective.

BTW I don't see any reason to suppose that looming is derived from the noun loom.