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   loom

   /luːm/

   verb

   • 1. appear as a vague or shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening: "vehicles loomed out of the darkness" Similar emergeappearbecome visiblecome into viewtake shapematerializereveal itselfappear indistinctlycome to lighttake on a threatening shape
   • ▪ (of an event regarded as ominous or threatening) seem about to happen: "there is a crisis looming" Similar be imminentbe on the horizonimpendbe impendingbe closebe ominously closethreatenbe threateningmenacebrewbe just around the corner

   noun

   • 1. a vague and often exaggerated first appearance of an object seen in darkness or fog, especially at sea: "the loom of the land"
   • ▪ the dim reflection by cloud or haze of a light which is not directly visible, e.g. from a lighthouse over the horizon.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: probably from Low German or Dutch; compare with East Frisian lōmen ‘move slowly’, Middle High German lüemen ‘be weary’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • L

     1

   • O

     1

   • O

     1

   • M

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