loom Meaning, Definition & Pronunciation (//luːm//)

Meaning

to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape, usually something threatening or about to happen

a machine for weaving cloth; to appear threatening or menacing

Example Sentences

Dark clouds loomed over the city, signaling an approaching storm.

The weaver worked at the loom to create beautiful fabrics.

Example Expressions

loom large

Synonyms

emerge, appear, threaten, overshadow, hover, weaving machine, textile machine

Entry 1

emerge, appear, threaten, overshadow, hover

Entry 2

weaving machine, textile machine

Antonyms

fade, disappear, vanish

Collocations

loom large, loom ahead, storm looms, crisis looms, hand loom, power loom, weaving loom

Entry 1

loom large, loom ahead, storm looms, crisis looms

Entry 2

hand loom, power loom, weaving loom

More Example Sentences

The sky is very gloomy today.

Flowers don’t bloom unless spring arrives.

A woman plants flowers in her small balcony on a bright spring morning choosing roses, daisies, and sunflowers that she bought from the weekend market and places them in colorful ceramic pots filled with fresh soil and fertilizer then waters each one carefully with a small can and watches them bloom over the following weeks

A woman plants flowers in her small balcony on a bright spring morning choosing roses, daisies, and sunflowers that she bought from the weekend market and places them in colorful ceramic pots filled with fresh soil and fertilizer then waters each one carefully with a small can and watches them bloom over the following weeks transforming her balcony into a beautiful little garden.

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