roar
[ rawr, rohr ]
/ rɔr, roʊr /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to utter or express in a roar: to roar denials.
to bring, put, make, etc., by roaring: to roar oneself hoarse.
noun
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Origin of roar
before 900; Middle English roren (v.), Old English rārian; cognate with Old High German rēren to bellow
synonym study for roar
1. See cry.
OTHER WORDS FROM roar
roarer, nounoutroar, verb (used with object)un·der·roar·er, nounWords nearby roar
roam, roan, Roanoke, Roanoke Island, Roanoke Rapids, roar, roaring, roaring forties, Roaring Twenties, roarming, roar up
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British Dictionary definitions for roar
roar
/ (rɔː) /
verb (mainly intr)
noun
See also roar up
Derived forms of roar
roarer, nounWord Origin for roar
Old English rārian; related to Old High German rērēn, Middle Dutch reren
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