About to
Resembling and about to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resembling" instead an adverb phrase "About to".
Resembling
Resembling adjective - Having qualities in common.
About to and resembling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "About to" instead an adverb "Resembling".
Nearby Words: resemblance, resembled
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- He decides to walk back to the camp.Along the way, Jarvis encounters a plant-like monster about to devour a creature resembling an ibis.
Source: Literature / A Martian Odyssey -
Arlong from One Piece, when angry, has bloodshot eyes resembling those of a Sea King that's about to attack.
Source: Hellish Pupils -
Sure, Old Snake has the social skills of a toad, sure, Otacon is a walking case of PTSD from sexual abuse and the tendency for people he cares about to die, and sure, Sunny has never left the Nomad to have anything resembling a normal childhood...but they're all in it together.
Source: Band of Brothers
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