definition of
[approaching]

[1] #1 approaching n. [approach] the event of one object coming closer to another. wn

[2] #2 approaching n. [approach, coming] the temporal property of becoming nearer in time; "the approach of winter". wn

[3] #3 approaching n. [approach, coming] the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese". wn