| Front | loom |
|---|---|
| Back | loom verb, noun BrE /luːm/ NAmE /luːm/ verb verb forms word origin example bank 1 [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to appear as a large shape that is not clear, especially in a frightening or threatening way A dark shape loomed up ahead of us. 2 [intransitive] to appear important or threatening and likely to happen soon There was a crisis looming. ˌloom ˈlarge to be worrying or frightening and seem hard to avoid The prospect of war loomed large. noun word origin a machine for making cloth by twisting threads between other threads which go in a different direction |
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