hang over
Threaten from overhead
To hang over is to extend beyond an edge or remain suspended above: Tree branches hang over the fence.
When something hangs over you, it looms as an unresolved threat or obligation: The deadline hung over me all weekend.
A hangover—the noun written as one word—is the unpleasant aftermath of drinking too much alcohol.
Continue firmly onward
- remainStay in place
- hoverRemain suspended midair
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- continueGo on without stopping
last · stay · pervade · haunt · cling · overshadow · burden · weigh
Results following an event
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
- aftereffectDelayed secondary consequence
residue · legacy · burden · reckoning · unfinished business · debt · obligation · accountability
Persistent apprehensive distress
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- worryTroubled mental state
foreboding · premonition · misgiving · anticipation · nervousness · tension · jitters · angst
persist
Continue firmly onward
continue · last · stay · pervade · haunt · cling · overshadow · burden · weigh · cloud
aftermath
Results following an event
- repercussionIndirect result of action
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- ramificationSecondary consequence of action
aftereffect · residue · legacy · burden · reckoning · unfinished business · debt · obligation · accountability
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- trepidationFearful uncertainty
- uneaseMild persistent worry
worry · foreboding · premonition · misgiving · anticipation · nervousness · tension · jitters · angst · disquiet
jut
Extend outward sharply
cantilever · ledge · cliff · eaves · awning · balcony · precipice · outcrop · shelf
looming
Appearing threateningly close
- menaceSource of potential harm
- impendingSoon to occur
- sword of DamoclesEver-present threat overhead
specter · shadow · cloud · danger · peril · intimidation · ultimatum · pressure · coercion · warning