vroom

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  1. noun The loud, roaring noise of an engine operating at high speed.
  2. intransitive verb To move noisily at high speed in or as if in a motor vehicle.

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  • Gwen Dulugat, 27, also from Paris, said the van -- unauthorized to pick up passengers at the airport -- took off with a "vroom" when Port Authority cops tried to prevent it from leaving. —  Vos Iz Neias - (Yiddish:What's News?)
  • From vroom-vroom to whirr-whirr: a solution to the Melbourne gridlock —  On Line Opinion - Latest Articles
  • "Astroman" off the album bella simone jon: my favourite band's final album, marked by drum and bass flourishes ruby vroom is their best album, but el oso —  Adam Riff™
  • Then of course, after a grippingly picturised zoom-vroom car chase, Sonia and the black hoods decide to combat each other using old-world swords and knives. —  Top Stories - Google News
  • My daughter has recently showed an interest in pushing her toys around as though they were a car and making "vroom" sounds. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
 

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