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vroom

(vro͞om, vro͝om) also va·room (və-ro͞om′, -ro͝om′)

The loud, roaring noise of an engine operating at high speed.

intr.v. vroomed, vroom·ing, vrooms also va·roomed or va·room·ing or va·rooms

To move noisily at high speed in or as if in a motor vehicle.

[Imitative.]

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vroom

(vruːm; vrʊm)

interj

an exclamation imitative of a car engine revving up, as for high-speed motor racing

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vroom

(vrum, vrʊm)

n.

1. the roaring sound made by a motor at high speed.

v.i.

2. to make or move with such a sound.

v.t.

3. to cause to make such a sound.

[1960–65; imitative]

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Noun	1.	vroom - the roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
Verb	1.	vroom - make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving roar, howl - make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"

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vroom

interj → brumm

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