Past tense of loom
regular verb
The past tense of loom is loomed. The past participle is also loomed.
Forms of loom
| Base form (V1) | loom /luːm/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | loomed |
| Past participle (V3) | loomed |
| Present participle | looming /ˈluːmɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | looms |
Loomed in a sentence
- The clouds loomed over the mountains.
- The face of the cliff loomed above them.From the entry face
- Many people fled the country as war loomed.From the entry flee
- A hill loomed ahead of them.From the entry ahead of
- The threat of being volunteered (voluntold) for working parties always loomed.2009 March, Clint Van Winkle, chapter 11, in Soft Spots: A Marine’s Memoir of Combat and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry voluntell
Meaning of loom
- noun A utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.
- noun A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.
- noun The part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade; the shaft.
Questions about the past tense of loom
- What is the past tense of loom?
- The past tense of loom is loomed.
- What is the past participle of loom?
- The past participle of loom is loomed.
- Is loom a regular or irregular verb?
- Loom is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: loom (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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