The term 'impend' is a verb meaning to THREATEN or be about to happen. The crossword solutions for this term are MENACE (6 letters), BREW (4 letters), HANG (4 letters), APPROACH (8 letters), THREATEN (8 letters), OVERHANG (8 letters), and LOOM (4 letters). MENACE means to THREATEN or be a source of danger, while BREW means to make a drink by boiling, steeping, and fermenting. HANG means to suspend or be suspended from above, and APPROACH means to come near or nearer in space, time, or degree. THREATEN means to express an intention to inflict pain, injury, or other evil on another, and OVERHANG means to HANG or project over something. Finally, LOOM means to appear large and threatening or to come into view indistinctly.