See Also: vroom(dictionary)

vroom (iou)



vroom noun, interjection, & verb. [vru:m] Also varoom; redupl. vroom vroom. M20.
[Imit. Cf. VOOM.]
A. noun & interjection. (Repr.) the roaring noise made by a motor vehicle accelerating or travelling at speed. M20.
Punch Noisy as the pits..whence the vrooms and fumes waft up before exploding into eardrum and nostrils.
b. verb.
verb intrans. (Of a motor vehicle or engine) make a roaring noise; travel or accelerate at speed. M20.
New Yorker To go varooming all over the desert in a couple of jeeps.
verb trans. Rev (an engine) to produce a roaring sound. L20.