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loom

/lum/noun, verb1 syllable

Loom means: appear very large or occupy a commanding position.

Synonyms for loom6

verb, as in appear very large or occupy a commanding position

tower, predominate, hulk

verb, as in hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing

brood, hover, bulk large

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

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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

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of loom

as a noun

plural
looms

as a verb

past tense
loomed
present participle
looming
third-person singular
looms
past participle
loomed