roar

[ rawr, rohr ]

/ rɔr, roʊr /

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verb (used without object)

to utter a loud, deep cry or howl, as in excitement, distress, or anger.

to laugh loudly or boisterously: to roar at a joke.

to make a loud sound or din, as thunder, cannon, waves, or wind.

to function or move with a loud, deep sound, as a vehicle: The automobile roared away.

to make a loud noise in breathing, as a horse.

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

a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.

a loud, confused, constant noise or sound; din; clamor: the roar of the surf; the roar of lively conversation from the crowded party.

a loud outburst: a roar of laughter; a roar of approval from the audience.

OTHER WORDS FOR roar

1 bawl, yell.

3 resound, boom, thunder, peal.

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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, noun

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How to use roar in a sentence

The number of tickets are split evenly for both teams and the roars alternate from one side of the stadium to the other.
The Army-Navy game will feel radically different in West Point, but it will remain magical|John Feinstein|December 10, 2020|Washington Post
Then you hear the roar of its engines, and you realize that under other circumstances, you’d count yourself fortunate to be still alive.
Chuck Yeager has died at 97, but the legacy of his record-breaking flight lives on|Rob Verger|December 8, 2020|Popular-Science
No roar pierces people’s ears to confirm the moment a quantum computer performs a specially designed calculation so fast it leaves a traditional computer hopelessly in the dust.
Google and China duke it out over ‘quantum supremacy’|rhhackettfortune|December 8, 2020|Fortune
So there will be no roars of fans when a player sinks a long birdie putt, and the course will look strangely empty.
Golf’s Masters tournament breaks with tradition and so does a serious contender|Fred Bowen|November 12, 2020|Washington Post

You had to get up to someone’s ear and yell at them to get any information past that roar.
What You Can Learn from Living in Antarctica - Issue 92: Frontiers|Marissa Grunes|November 11, 2020|Nautilus
But the car roared away, the driver so desperate to escape that he veered into oncoming traffic.
Did the Amber Lynn Coplin Murder Photos Sicken the Creeps of 4Chan?|Michael Daly|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When his success was finally projected for the crowd—a 58 to 40 win—the crowd roared, popcorn spilling onto the floor.
Mitch’s Brotastic Victory Bash|Olivia Nuzzi|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As F-16s roared from one end of the horizon to the other, they dipped to bomb a grassland strip.
Shocked by Ukraine Violence, NATO Prepares to Face Down Putin|Leo Cendrowicz|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Intrepid university students perched on the ceiling girders and roared out a football cheer: Cheer!
The GOP’s Last Identity Crisis Remade U.S. Politics|Michael Wolraich|July 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Despite committing 13 penalties, the Iroquois roared back from a late 8-3 deficit to notch it at 8-8 before giving up a late goal.
A Millennium After Inventing the Game, the Iroquois Are Lacrosse’s New Superpower|Evin Demirel|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"I'll bet yo 'un a hoss I ken put a ball through that Yank's heart at fifty paces," he roared.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
The twain immediately started, and roared in unison with their host most tremendously!
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
French pulled them again, upon which they roared the more, still retaining their places.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
It roared down the valley at a great rate and passed them on the other side of the woods, thundering along toward the city.
The Box-Car Children|Gertrude Chandler Warner
The hardened devils of Anzacs, who had taken cover betwixt the shell-proofs built of piles of stores, roared with laughter.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for roar

roar

/ (rɔː) /

verb (mainly intr)

(of lions and other animals) to utter characteristic loud growling cries

(also tr) (of people) to utter (something) with a loud deep cry, as in anger or triumph

to laugh in a loud hearty unrestrained manner

(of horses) to breathe with laboured rasping soundsSee roaring (def. 6)

(of the wind, waves, etc) to blow or break loudly and violently, as during a storm

(of a fire) to burn fiercely with a roaring sound

(of a machine, gun, etc) to operate or move with a loud harsh noise

(tr) to bring (oneself) into a certain condition by roaringto roar oneself hoarse

noun

a loud deep cry, uttered by a person or crowd, esp in anger or triumph

a prolonged loud cry of certain animals, esp lions

any similar noise made by a fire, the wind, waves, artillery, an engine, etc

a loud unrestrained burst of laughter

Derived forms of roar

roarer, noun

Word Origin for roar

Old English rārian; related to Old High German rērēn, Middle Dutch reren

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