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loom

UK
/luːm/
US
/lum/
loom over
loom up

Translations

loomnoun
looms
pl
UK
/luːm/
US
/lum/
métier à tisser
The weaver skillfully operated the loom to create a beautiful tapestry.
Le tisserand a habilement utilisé le métier à tisser pour créer une belle tapisserie.
silhouettePour une forme ou un contour vague et indistinct.
Through the thick mist, the loom of the island became visible.
À travers le brouillard épais, la silhouette de l’île est devenue visible.
mancheDans le sens nautique, pour la partie du rameau entre la pale et la poignée.
The rower’s hands slid along the loom of the oar as he adjusted his stroke.
Les mains de l’avironneur glissaient le long du manche de l’aviron tandis qu’il ajustait son coup.
Synonyms
frame
apparatus
device
weaving machine
loomverb
loomed
Past Simple
loomed
Past Participle
looming
Gerund
UK
/luːm/
US
/lum/
tisserSens artisanal.
In the cottage she loomed fine linen for the merchants.
Dans la chaumière, elle tissait du lin fin pour les marchands.
se profilerPour un événement ou une échéance qui approche de façon menaçante.
As the deadline loomed, the team worked tirelessly to complete the project.
À l’approche de l’échéance qui se profilait, l’équipe a travaillé sans relâche pour terminer le projet.
se profiler
A dark figure loomed in the distance, causing her to stop in her tracks.
Une silhouette sombre se profilait au loin, la faisant s’arrêter net.
Synonyms
impend
threaten
hover
materialize
appear
emerge

Definitions

loomnoun
A device or machine for weaving threads into cloth.
The weaver skillfully operated the loom to create a beautiful tapestry.
The shaft or handle of an oar, especially the section between the blade and the grip.
The rower’s hands slid along the loom of the oar as he adjusted his stroke.
A faint or indistinct appearance or outline, especially one seen through darkness or fog.
Through the thick mist, the loom of the island became visible.
loomverb
To appear as a large, often indistinct or distorted shape.
A dark figure loomed in the distance, causing her to stop in her tracks.
To seem imminent or threatening.
As the deadline loomed, the team worked tirelessly to complete the project.
To weave cloth on a loom; to work as a weaver.
In the cottage she loomed fine linen for the merchants.
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