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vroom

[ vroom, vroom ]
/ vrum, vrʊm /

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.
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Example sentences from the Web for vroom

  • 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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  • At the end of that time Vroom, still sarcastic and grumbling, was a convert.

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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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