roar
verb (used without object)
to utter a loud, deep cry or howl, as in excitement, distress, or anger.
roared
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past participleof roar.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof roar.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
roarverb (used without object)to utter a loud, deep cry or howl, as in excitement, distress, or anger.
Example Sentences
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Fifth last season was reasonable, but it must have felt nightmarish to Hibs fans as Hearts roared on and threatened to win the league.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
He’s distracted when he decides to race a comet: “We roared and thundered along side by side, both doing our level best, because I’d never struck a comet before that could lay over me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Now, nearly two years to the day after the September 2024 fire roared through, authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the blaze.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
From some angles the jets appeared very close to the roof of the DHL Stadium as they roared over amid coloured flare smoke.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Then the earth roared and the mountain bellowed and an explosion of red covered the sky.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
