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Oncoming

adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    approaching; coming closer not-comparable

    "Look carefully before pulling out into oncoming traffic."

Adjective
  1. 1
    moving toward one wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Approach, onset

    "Some man that wayfaring was stood by housedoor at night's oncoming."

  2. 2
    the beginning or early stages wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of oncome form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English on comynge, oncomynge, oncoomynge; equivalent to on- + coming (noun).

Etymology 2

From on- + coming (adjective).

Etymology 3

Equivalent to oncome + -ing.

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