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In some senses, vroom is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
vroom
UK /vɹuːm/ US /vɹum/
intj 1noun 1verb 1name 1
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1VERB + VROOM
going, hear
Definitions
intj
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.
noun
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
1
To move with great speed; to zoom.
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I never saw my uncle’s Ferrari, but I could always hear it going vroom as it flew past by my house.
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Our ears are assaulted with the screeching of tires, the crashing of trash cans, the exaggerated vrooms of a revving engine.
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Vroom vroom!
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