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- [loom]
- /lum/
- /luːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [loom]
- /lum/
Definitions of loomed word
- noun loomed a looming appearance, as of something seen indistinctly at a distance or through a fog: the loom of a moraine directly in their path. 1
- verb with object loomed to weave (something) on a loom. 1
- verb without object loomed to appear indistinctly; come into view in indistinct and enlarged form: The mountainous island loomed on the horizon. 1
- verb without object loomed to rise before the vision with an appearance of great or portentous size: Suddenly a police officer loomed in front of him. 1
- verb without object loomed to assume form as an impending event: A battle looms at the convention. 1
- noun loomed Simple past tense and past participle of loom. 1
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Origin of loomed
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English lome, Old English gelōma tool, implement. See heirloom
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Parts of speech for Loomed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
loomed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
loomed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for loomed
verb loomed
- appeared — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- emerged — Move out of or away from something and come into view.
- showed — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- revealed — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- brewed — to make (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops.
Antonyms for loomed
verb loomed
- declined — to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse: He declined to say more about it.
- fell — simple past tense of fall.
- left — of, relating to, or located on or near the side of a person or thing that is turned toward the west when the subject is facing north (opposed to right).
- abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
- descended — A person who is descended from someone who lived a long time ago is directly related to them.
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