Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vroom

/vɹum/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: vroom
IPA: /vɹum/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

The sound of an engine, especially when it is revving up.

noun

The sound of an engine revving up.

verb

To move with great speed; to zoom.

Informal

name

A surname from Dutch.

Example Sentences

"I never saw my uncle’s Ferrari, but I could always hear it going vroom as it flew past by my house."
"Our ears are assaulted with the screeching of tires, the crashing of trash cans, the exaggerated vrooms of a revving engine."

Etymology

Imitative.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Vroom

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /vɹum/
British English: /vɹuːm/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

broom (alternative) brrm (alternative) brrrm (alternative) vrooms (plural) vrooms (present, singular) vrooming (participle, present) vroomed (participle, past) vroomed (past)

Phrases

putt putt

Frequently Paired Words

putt putt

Rhymes With

room whom assume boom costume resume bloom tomb consume zoom doom perfume

Questions

How do you pronounce vroom?: The recorded pronunciation is /vɹum/.
What does vroom mean?: The sound of an engine, especially when it is revving up.
Where does vroom come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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