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- pronunciation:
- lum
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
looms, looming, loomed |
| definition 1: |
to appear or come into view, often as a very large, dim, or twisted shape.
The monster loomed in the heavy mist of the dark forest.- synonyms:
- emerge
- similar words:
- appear, ascend, rise, soar, take shape, tower
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| definition 2: |
to appear to the mind as something very difficult or dangerous.
The exam loomed for weeks before he took it.- similar words:
- appear, menace, threaten, tower
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| related words: |
emerge |
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