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An engine-like sound used directly, named as a noise, or turned into an informal verb for fast, noisy motion.
Examples
The vroom of the motorcycle startled the pedestrians.
The film added an exaggerated vroom to every chase scene.
The sports car vroomed past the cafe.
Engines vroomed outside the stadium after the race.
Vroom, the race car shot off the line.
Similar words
buzz
race
hurtle
hum
broom
rumble
zoom
growl
rev
brrm
Meanings
Examples
Vroom, the race car shot off the line.
The toddler pushed the toy truck and said vroom vroom.
In the comic strip, every chase panel was filled with vroom.
The bike sped past with a sharp vroom.
He made a loud vroom before pretending to drive away.
Similar words
brrm
broom
varoom
zoom
rev
roar
Examples
The vroom of the motorcycle startled the pedestrians.
A sudden vroom came from the garage.
The film added an exaggerated vroom to every chase scene.
She loved the little vroom the toy car made.
The mechanic listened for a clean vroom after the repair.
Similar words
rev
roar
rumble
growl
hum
buzz
Examples
The sports car vroomed past the cafe.
Toy cars vroomed across the rug all afternoon.
The motorcycle vrooms away from the lights.
He vroomed the model car around the table.
Engines vroomed outside the stadium after the race.
Similar words
zoom
speed
race
hurtle
dash
roar
Etymology
An imitative English formation that echoes the sound of a revving engine, with dictionary evidence placing modern use in the 1960s.
FAQ
Vroom imitates the sound of a revving engine and can also name that sound or describe fast, noisy motion.
Is vroom a noun, verb, or interjection?
Vroom can be all three: a direct engine sound, a noun for the sound, and an informal verb.
How is vroom used as an interjection?
It is written or spoken as the noise itself, as in vroom vroom during play or a chase scene.
How is vroom used as a noun?
It names a revving engine sound, especially a short, loud burst from a car or motorcycle.
How is vroom used as a verb?
It means to move quickly or noisily like a vehicle, or to make a vehicle sound that way.
No. Vroom is informal and playful, though it can appear in journalism or advertising for vivid effect.
Vroom is commonly pronounced /vruːm/.
Where does vroom come from?
Vroom is imitative, formed to echo the sound of a revving engine.
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