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vroom
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noun
1.
the roaring
sound
made by a motor at high speed.
verb (used without object)
2.
to make or move with such a sound.
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verb (used with object)
3.
to cause to make such a sound.
Also,
varoom.
Origin:
1960–65;
imitative
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vroom
(vruːm, vrʊm)
—
interj
an exclamation imitative of a car engine revving up, as for high-speed motor racing
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
vroom
1967, echoic of the sound of a motor engine revving.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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vroom definition
[vrum] and [vɑˈrum]
and varoom
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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