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  1. to loom

    An indistinct enlarged appearance of any distant object in light fogs, as the coast, ships, &c.; "that land looms high," "that ship looms large." The effect of refraction.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of to loom in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of to loom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of to loom in a Sentence

  1. Pascal Lee:

    The Apollo landing sites were all near the Moon’s equator, such that the Earth was almost directly overhead for the astronauts, but from the Philolaus skylights, Earth would loom just over the crater’s mountainous rim, near the horizon to the southeast.

  2. Rig Veda:

    Wake up with one mind, my friends, and kindle the fire, you many who share the same nest. Make your thoughts harmonious stretch them on the loom make a ship whose oars will carry us across.

  3. Le Drian:

    The situation in Middle East is explosive, violence is doing the talking, war could loom, the president of the republic has decided to take all necessary political initiatives.

  4. Ryosuke Katagi:

    While carmakers are planning ‘revenge production’ in November and December, clouds still loom - semiconductor shortages will last until year-end at least, and no one knows if carmakers’ plans to avert the impact of chip shortages by adjusting their supply chains would succeed, dragged down by staple cars, sluggish export growth will last for the rest of 2021.

  5. Rebecca Robbins:

    Sleep is an artifact of our waking lives, if you're experiencing hardship, trauma or something unsettling happening... those events loom large for our sleep.

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