n. 25B6; verb
ghostly shapes loomed out of the fog : EMERGE, appear, come into view, take shape, materialize, reveal itself.
the church loomed above him : SOAR, tower, rise, rear up; overhang, overshadow, dominate.
without reforms, disaster looms : BE IMMINENT, be on the horizon, impend, threaten, brew, be just around the corner.