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    loom
    /luːm/

    verb

    • 1. appear as a vague or shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening: "vehicles loomed out of the darkness" Similar emergeappearbecome visiblecome into view

    noun

    • 1. a vague and often exaggerated first appearance of an object seen in darkness or fog, especially at sea: "the loom of the land"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › loomLoom Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of LOOM is a frame or machine for interlacing at right angles two or more sets of threads or yarns to form a cloth. How to use loom in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLOOM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LOOM definition: 1. to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object: 2. If an unwanted or…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLOOM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    LOOM meaning: 1. to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object: 2. If an unwanted or…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › loomLoom - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Loom has two distinct meanings. First, a loom is a tool for weaving. Second, to loom is to appear or stand over someone in a threatening way. Don’t loom over the person you’re teaching to weave! You'll just make her nervous.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › loomLOOM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Loom definition: a hand-operated or power-driven apparatus for weaving fabrics, containing harnesses, lay, reed, shuttles, treadles, etc.. See examples of LOOM used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLOOM definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    an apparatus, worked by hand (hand loom) or mechanically (power loom), for weaving yarn into a textile

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › loomLoom - definition of loom by The Free Dictionary

    1. to come into view indistinctly with an enlarged and often threatening aspect. 2. (of an event) to seem ominously close.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishLOOM | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    LOOM definition: 1. to appear as a large, sometimes frightening shape: 2. If an unpleasant event looms, it is…. Learn more.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishloom verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    [intransitive] (of something bad) to appear serious and likely to happen soon. There was a crisis looming. Extra Examples. Word Origin. Idioms. loom large. to be frightening and make you worried because something seems hard to avoid. The prospect of war loomed large. The issue looms large in political campaigns nationwide.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › loomLoom Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image. American Heritage. To appear, take shape, or come in sight indistinctly as through a mist, esp. in a large, portentous, or threatening form. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.