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Meaning of foom | Babel Free

Interjection CEFR B1

Definitions

The sound of a muffled explosion.

Examples

“And FOOM-FOOM! the two engines burst together into life...”

“Those flat-trajectory shells would skim straight in, making a roaring sound in the dark: Foom! Foom! Foom!”

“A soft, distant foom. The lights blinked, then faded. Foom-foom-foom! Explosions, one after another, rocked the tunnel.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

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