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   loom

   /lo͞om/

   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 viewtake shapematerializereveal itselfappear indistinctlycome to lighttake on a threatening shape
   • ▪ (of an event regarded as ominous or threatening) seem about to happen: "there is a crisis looming" Similar be imminentbe on the horizonimpendbe impendingbe closebe ominously closethreatenbe threateningmenacebrewbe just around the corner

   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"
   • ▪ the dim reflection by cloud or haze of a light which is not directly visible, e.g. from a lighthouse over the horizon.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: probably from Low German or Dutch; compare with East Frisian lōmen ‘move slowly’, Middle High German lüemen ‘be weary’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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

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

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

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

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of loom – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryloom | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   loom meaning: 1. to appear as a large, sometimes frightening shape: 2. If an unpleasant event looms, it is….

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › fr › dictionnaireLOOM | traduire en français - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LOOM - traduire en français avec le dictionnaire Anglais-Français - Cambridge Dictionary.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-traditionalLOOM in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LOOM translate: 出現, （令人驚恐地）隱約顯現;赫然聳現, 擔心, （不希望或不愉快的事情）陰森地逼近, 織布機.. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioLOOM | significado en inglés - Cambridge Dictionary

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   LOOM Significado, definición, qué es LOOM: 1. to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object: 2.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › zhs › 词典LOOM中文(简体)翻译：剑桥词典 - Cambridge Dictionary

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   loom翻译：出现, （令人惊恐地）隐约显现;赫然耸现, 担心, （不希望或不愉快的事情）阴森地逼近, 织布机。

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLOOM | translation English to Japanese: Cambridge Dictionary

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    LOOM translations: 迫（せま）る, そびえ立（た）つ. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Japanese Dictionary.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › ja › dictionaryLOOM | 意味, Cambridge 英語辞書での定義

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    LOOM 意味, 定義, LOOM は何か: 1. to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object: 2.