VROOM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vroom mean? 

• VROOM (noun)
  The noun VROOM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: VROOM used as a noun is very rare.

• VROOM (verb)
  The verb VROOM has 1 sense:

1. make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving

  Familiarity information: VROOM used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VROOM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The roaring sound made by a motor that is running at high speed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("vroom" is a kind of...):

sound (the sudden occurrence of an audible event)

• VROOM (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "vroom" is one way to...):

howl; roar (make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sentence examples:

Cars vroom in the streets
The streets vroom with cars