roaring
Americannoun
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the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
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a loud, deep cry or sound or a series of such sounds.
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Veterinary Pathology. a disease of horses, caused by respiratory obstruction or vocal cord paralysis, and characterized by loud or rough breathing sounds.
adjective
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making or causing a roar, as an animal or thunder.
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brisk or highly successful, as trade.
He did a roaring business selling watches to tourists.
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characterized by noisy, disorderly behavior; boisterous; riotous.
roaring revelry.
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complete; utter; out-and-out.
a roaring idiot; a roaring success.
adverb
adjective
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informal very brisk and profitable (esp in the phrase a roaring trade )
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the period of the Australian goldrushes
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derogatory (intensifier)
a roaring communist
adverb
noun
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a loud prolonged cry
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a debilitating breathing defect of horses characterized by rasping sounds with each breath: caused by inflammation of the respiratory tract or obstruction of the larynx Compare whistling
Other Word Forms
- roaringly adverb
Etymology
Origin of roaring
before 1000; Middle English roryng (noun, adj.), Old English rarung (noun). See roar, -ing 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Like snapback caps and vibrant neons, the splitter has made a roaring comeback.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Leadership angst remains, and could come roaring back in May.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
They kicked off their hourlong set with their 2024 track “Dios Por Delante,” which opens with a roaring accordion solo, followed by a message to live a better life than the one you inherited.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
Crypto investors have been on a wild ride over the past year, as a roaring bear market turned into another punishing crypto winter.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
I hear the palm trees rustling in the breeze and the sea waves roaring, and I wish I could be bathing in the water.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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