loom
//luːm//
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.