loom

//luːm//
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Visual representation of loom

Noun

loomSingular
loomsPlural
1

A machine or device used for weaving thread or yarn into fabric.

She learned how to weave cloth on a traditional loom.

Verb

loomInfinitive
loomPresent tense
loomedPast tense
loomedPast participle
loomingPresent participle
loomsThird-person singular
1

To appear as a large, often threatening shape, especially when seen indistinctly or emerging from darkness or fog.

A dark figure loomed out of the fog ahead of us.

2

To seem about to happen, especially something unpleasant or threatening; to be imminent.

A financial crisis looms on the horizon.