The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word LOOMING
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What does LOOMING mean?
LOOMING verb- To appear indistinctly, eg. when seen on the horizon or through the murk.
- To appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; to be imminent.
- To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense.
- The condition of something that looms or towers.