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- Dictionaryloom/lo͞om/
verb
- 1. appear as a vague or shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening: "vehicles loomed out of the darkness" Similar
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 ahead"
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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.
LOOM definition: 1. to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object: 2. If an unwanted or…. Learn more.
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.
LOOM meaning: 1. to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object: 2. If an unwanted or…. Learn more.
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.
1. to come into view indistinctly with an enlarged and often threatening aspect. 2. (of an event) to seem ominously close.
If something looms over you, it appears as a large or unclear shape, often in a frightening way. He loomed over me like a tombstone. American English : loom / ˈlum /
LOOM definition: 1. to appear as a large, sometimes frightening shape: 2. If an unpleasant event looms, it is…. Learn more.
Definition of loom verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
