voom
5
9.9
- noun
- /vuːm/
:
vroom
- With a loud voom, the race car sped past us on the track.
- Voom
Examples
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The airplane took off with a powerful voom, climbing into the sky.
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As the roller coaster made its descent, we heard a thrilling voom as it raced downward.
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Another hole, and VOOM, Jacob is shot up into the street.
Fiction book (1991) -
You open that restaurant and voom, all of Bert's creditors'll be hangin' around with their hands out sayin' "gimme."
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Got a buddy who's a tool and die maker to cast some sprocket wheels and a gate trigger - stuck them on the trusty Bell and Howell - VOOM! - We're in business.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
142
1.0
A loud deep continuous sound made by animals, crowds, or machines
38
8.8
A loud roaring sound made by a fast car or motorcycle
29
3.1
A low, continuous sound you can feel
20
4.2
A sudden rushing sound when air or water moves quickly
2
5.8
A soft rushing sound made when air or water moves quickly
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Etymology
Voom as a noun names the sudden rushing sound of something moving quickly, an imitation like vroom. So a 'voom' is the loud 'whoosh' or 'rush' you hear when a car, train, or rocket goes by fast.