oom
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of oom
Afrikaans: literally, uncle
Example Sentences
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One tap of the keyboard, and we were listening live: Oom pah pah, oom pah pah.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2010
Most of the time it merely plays pah to the cello's oom.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now and then is heard the "Oom, oom, oom," of the dummerh, and occasionally a cry from the bird Millindooloonubbah of "Googoolguyyah, googoolguyyah."
From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) Parker
They came up and stood in a row, staring at him, and he stared back while the queer sounds came from him as before: Tiddle-iddle-iddle, oom pom-pom, Oom, pom-pom; oom pom-pom!
From The Road to Oz by John R. (John Rea) Neill
And the Dummerh were changed into pigeons, with a cry like the spirits of "Oom, oom, oom."
From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by K. Langloh (Katie Langloh) Parker
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