Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spoom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spoom
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sail briskly with the wind astern, with or without sails hoisted.

noun

A sorbet containing fruit juice

Example Sentences

Etymology

Probably a variant of spume (“foam”).

Inflected Forms

spooms (present, singular) spooming (participle, present) spoomed (participle, past) spoomed (past) spoon (alternative) spooms (plural)

Questions

What does spoom mean?
To sail briskly with the wind astern, with or without sails hoisted.
Where does spoom come from?
Probably a variant of spume (“foam”).

How to pronounce spoom

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