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vroom

verb

  1. vroom
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /vɹuːm/ / /vɹum/ / /vɹʊm/

intj

Etymology: Imitative.

  1. The sound of an engine, especially when it is revving up.

    I never saw my uncle’s Ferrari, but I could always hear it going vroom as it flew past by my house.

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch Vroom.

  1. A surname from Dutch.

noun

Etymology: Imitative.

  1. The sound of an engine revving up.

    Our ears are assaulted with the screeching of tires, the crashing of trash cans, the exaggerated vrooms of a revving engine.

verb

Etymology: Imitative.

  1. To move with great speed; to zoom.