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VROOM

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 I. (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)

 II. (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

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