vroom

American  

[vroom, vroom] / vrum, vrʊm /

noun

1. the roaring sound made by a motor at high speed.

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verb (used without object)

1. to make or move with such a sound.

verb (used with object)

1. to cause to make such a sound.

vroom British  

/ vrʊm, vruːm /

interjection

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

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Etymology

Origin of vroom

First recorded in 1960–65; imitative

Example Sentences

From there, his quest vrooms at the pace of a Flash Gordon serial — or, for that matter, the first “Toy Story.”

From Los Angeles Times

Earth orbits the sun farther out, so our view of Mercury is similar to that of someone watching a race car vrooming around a track.

From Scientific American

“You don’t think. You just go. It was an opportunity to make something happen. Thank God I was safe. I still got it. Vroom, vroom, let’s go!”

From Seattle Times

The pursuit starts on the streets, vrooming through the arcades along Rue de Rivoli, plunges into the Métro and, fittingly for this movie, terminates at the feet of the Paris Opera.

From New York Times

“But we didn’t think it would be so, vroom! Hard and quick.”

From Washington Post