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

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Example Sentences

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vroom

Those Porsches have the ability to vroom onto the next team—for money.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025

Toyota has decided that the way to get people excited about electric vehicles is to give consumers the illusion of driving a stick shift, fake vroom sound and all.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2023

“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 ● Jul. 12, 2022

The Valet Rated PG-13 for language of a vroom vroom nature.

From New York Times ● May 19, 2022

“If going vroom makes the car go forward, maybe saying vroom backwards would make it back up. Moorv.”

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary

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