loom
/lum/noun, verb1 syllable
Loom means: appear very large or occupy a commanding position.
Synonyms for loom6
What does loom mean?5
verb
1
appear very large or occupy a commanding position“The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain”
2
hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing“The terrible vision brooded over her all day long”
3
come into view indistinctly, often threateningly“Another air plane loomed into the sky”
4
weave on a loom“materials loomed in Egypt”
noun
1
a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with loom?18
Loom in a sentence
- Many good grades will loom on the horizon.unknown
- Few people weave their own fabric on a loom these days.AlanF_US
- I perceived an object looming through the mist.unknown
- In Ukraine, the threat of a global nuclear disaster looms.Amastan
- When I'm weaving narrow bands, I use a table top inkle loom.Judith42
- Real kente cloth is weaved on a loom in strips about six inches wide and then sewn together.JHR
- The fear of failure looms over me.Nuel
- A shortage of animal feed is also looming after damage to maize crops and grass.Hybrid
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Forms of loom
as a noun
- plural
- looms
as a verb
- past tense
- loomed
- present participle
- looming
- third-person singular
- looms
- past participle
- loomed