Definitions
Approaching or moving toward someone or something.
Word origin
From Middle English on comynge, oncomynge, oncoomynge; equivalent to on- + coming (noun).
Used in a sentence
“Some man that wayfaring was stood by housedoor at night's oncoming.”
“When she saw the oncoming of the armed men, with the King shining at their head, Little-Foot was again thrown into terror and begged her brother to escape while there was yet time […]”
“Instead, the sound of muffled drums Inside myself: I have to lean And listen as my strength succumbs, To hear what these oncomings mean.”
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01“Approaching head-on”8 letters
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