loom
part of speech
noun (a loom, looms); verb (loom, looms, loomed, looming)
meaning for a pupil
1) (noun) A machine or frame for weaving thread into cloth. tree →
2) (verb) To appear as a large, dark, unclear shape, often in a frightening way. tree →
3) (verb) To seem about to happen, especially something worrying or important, like tests or a storm. tree →
4) (loom large) To seem very important or worrying. tree →
sense in the lessons
In history lessons about the Industrial Revolution, power looms in mills changed how cloth was made; in crafts, children weave on small looms. In stories, castles and mountains loom out of the fog; in everyday life, exams loom. Phrases: loom large, loom over, looming deadline, weaving loom.
examples
- Grandma weaves rugs on a wooden loom. tree →
- A dark castle loomed out of the mist. tree →
- The SATs are looming, so we are revising. tree →
- Huge power looms filled the cotton mill. tree →
- A big storm loomed on the horizon. tree →
- The giant loomed over the tiny village. tree →
- The problem of money loomed large for the family. tree →
- She pointed to the web of beautifully-woven cloth in the loom. tree →
note
Regular verb: loomed, looming. As a verb it usually describes something big, unclear or threatening. Noun and verb are the same spelling but different meanings. Rhymes with «room».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «loom» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.