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vroom
[ vroom, vroom ]
noun
- the roaring sound made by a motor at high speed.
verb (used without object)
- to make or move with such a sound.
verb (used with object)
- to cause to make such a sound.
vroom
/ vrʊm; vruːm /
interjection
- an exclamation imitative of a car engine revving up, as for high-speed motor racing
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vroom1
First recorded in 1960–65; imitative
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Example Sentences
"Don't try to make me think you're domestic," said Miss Vroom with unwonted raillery.
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She was on the point of going away when the door was opened a bare crack and the white, pinched face of Lena Vroom peered out.
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At the end of that time Vroom, still sarcastic and grumbling, was a convert.
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Tradition states that on the corner of Vroom and Tuers streets was built a block house as a protection against the Indians.
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"That's the first time Bessie Vroom ever cut you," Sam continued angrily.
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