loom
/luːm/verb
उच्चारण लूम
मँडराना
Core word
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[I]
to appear as a large shape that is not clear, especially in a frightening way; to appear important or threatening and likely to happen soon
मँडराना
- A crisis looms.
- Dark clouds loom over the hills just before the storm breaks.
- Exams loom, so we have to start revising now.
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- A huge mountain loomed out of the mist.
- The threat of war loomed over the border region.
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[C]
a machine for making cloth by weaving threads together
करघा
- a handloom
- The weaver sat at an old loom and made a silk sari.
- The family has woven cotton cloth on this loom for four generations.
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- Handloom weavers still work on wooden looms in many villages.
- The loom clicked and clattered all afternoon.
Synonyms weaving machine
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
loom (verb) + up / ahead
As a verb, loom means to appear as a large unclear shape, or to seem threatening and about to happen. It often takes up, ahead or over.
Verb के रूप में loom का अर्थ किसी बड़ी, धुंधली आकृति के रूप में दिखाई देना, या डरावना होकर निकट आता दिखना है। इसके साथ प्रायः up, ahead या over आता है।
- A dark figure loomed up out of the mist.
- The mountain loomed ahead of the climbers.
loom large / loom over
'Loom large' means to seem very important or worrying. 'Loom over' means to rise high above something.
'Loom large' का अर्थ बहुत महत्त्वपूर्ण या चिंताजनक प्रतीत होना है। 'Loom over' का अर्थ किसी वस्तु के ऊपर ऊँचा उठना है।
- The final exam loomed large in his mind.
- The old fort looms over the town.
a loom (countable noun, machine)
As a noun, a loom is a machine or frame for weaving cloth. Hand looms and power looms are important in Indian textile history.
Noun के रूप में loom कपड़ा बुनने की मशीन या ढाँचा है। भारतीय वस्त्र-इतिहास में हथकरघे और power looms महत्त्वपूर्ण हैं।
- The weaver sat at the loom all day.
- Khadi is woven on a handloom.
be looming (continuous use)
Loom is often used in the continuous form for dangers in the future: A crisis is looming.
भविष्य के ख़तरों के लिए loom का continuous रूप प्रायः आता है: A crisis is looming.
- A water shortage is looming in many cities.
- Elections are looming, and the leaders are busy.
+Collocations 4
loom + adverb/particle
largeaheadupovercloser
- The deadline looms closer every day.
threat/event + loom
crisisdeadlineexamdangerstorm
- A storm loomed over the coast.
type of loom (noun)
handpowerwoodenweavingJacquard
- The village still uses a wooden handloom.
loom + noun (compound)
roomworkerclothframeoperator
- She works as a loom operator in a Surat mill.
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- The board exams loomed in front of Radhika like a dark cloud.
बोर्ड परीक्षाएँ राधिका के सामने काले बादल की तरह मँडरा रही थीं।
- Through the fog, the outline of a ship loomed in the distance.
कोहरे के बीच दूर एक जहाज़ की आकृति धुंधली-सी उभरी।
- A drought is looming over the region if the rains fail.
यदि बारिश नहीं हुई तो इस क्षेत्र पर सूखे का संकट मँडरा रहा है।
- The weaver of Varanasi made a silk saree on his old loom.
वाराणसी के बुनकर ने अपने पुराने करघे पर रेशमी साड़ी बनाई।
- Tall buildings loom over the narrow lanes of the old city.
ऊँची इमारतें पुराने शहर की संकरी गलियों के ऊपर खड़ी दिखाई देती हैं।
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✗ A water crisis is loomed over the city.
✓ A water crisis is looming over the city.
Loom is intransitive and is not used in the passive; use the -ing form for something approaching.
Loom अकर्मक क्रिया है और passive में नहीं आती; निकट आती किसी बात के लिए -ing रूप का प्रयोग करें।
✗ The mountain looms the village.
✓ The mountain looms over the village.
Loom is intransitive and needs over (or above) before the thing it rises above.
Loom अकर्मक है; जिस वस्तु के ऊपर वह उठता है उसके पहले over (या above) चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Loom, tower and rise all mean standing high, but loom adds a sense of threat.
Loom, tower और rise तीनों ऊँचे खड़े होने को बताते हैं, पर loom में ख़तरे का भाव जुड़ा होता है।
To appear large and unclear, often as a threat.
बड़ा और धुंधला दिखाई देना, प्रायः ख़तरे के रूप में।
- The cliff loomed above the road.
To be very tall; no threat is implied.
बहुत ऊँचा होना; ख़तरे का संकेत नहीं।
- The Qutub Minar towers above the park.
Formal: to be about to happen, said of danger.
औपचारिक: घटित होने ही वाला होना, ख़तरे के लिए।
- A change of government impends.
§Grammar and usage
Usage: loom large (seem important and worrying: 'The exam looms large'); handloom means a loom worked by hand.
प्रयोग में loom large (महत्वपूर्ण और चिंताजनक लगना: 'The exam looms large'); handloom का अर्थ हाथ से चलने वाला करघा है।