vroom

[ vroom, vroom ]

/ vrum, vrʊm /

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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.

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Also varoom.

Origin of vroom

First recorded in 1960–65; imitative

Words nearby vroom

VRI, Vries, vriesia, Vritra, VRM, vroom, vrot, vrou, vrouw, vrystater, vs.

How to use vroom in a sentence

The average driver isn’t going to need that launch control or three-second zero-to-60 mph acceleration very often, though, so you can avoid the fake vroom vroom mode completely if you want.
The 2022 GMC electric Hummer looks a lot different than you might expect|Stan Horaczek|October 21, 2020|Popular-Science
"Don't try to make me think you're domestic," said Miss Vroom with unwonted raillery.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie
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.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie
At the end of that time Vroom, still sarcastic and grumbling, was a convert.
The Great God Success|John Graham (David Graham Phillips)

Tradition states that on the corner of Vroom and Tuers streets was built a block house as a protection against the Indians.
Jersey City and its Historic Sites|Harriet Phillips Eaton
"That's the first time Bessie Vroom ever cut you," Sam continued angrily.
The Vision Spendid|William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for vroom

vroom

/ (vruːm, vrʊm) /

interjection

an exclamation imitative of a car engine revving up, as for high-speed motor racing

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