EnglishMain Dictionary
loom
Universal Words
verb, noun
verb [V]
1 [usually +adv./prep.] to appear as a large shape that is not clear, especially in a frightening or threatening way:
A dark shape loomed up ahead of us.
2 to appear important or threatening and likely to happen soon:
Food shortages loom in some parts of Africa.
IDIOMS
loom large to be worrying or frightening and seem hard to avoid:
The prospect of war loomed large.
noun a machine for weaving fabric
