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roaring
[ rawr-ing, rohr- ]
/ ˈrɔr ɪŋ, ˈroʊr- /
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noun
adjective
adverb
very; extremely: roaring drunk.
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Origin of roaring
OTHER WORDS FROM roaring
roar·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby roaring
roan, Roanoke, Roanoke Island, Roanoke Rapids, roar, roaring, roaring forties, Roaring Twenties, roarming, roar up, roast
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How to use roaring in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for roaring
roaring
/ (ˈrɔːrɪŋ) /
adjective
informal very brisk and profitable (esp in the phrase a roaring trade)
the roaring days Australian the period of the Australian goldrushes
Irish derogatory, informal (intensifier)a roaring communist
adverb
noisily or boisterously (esp in the phrase roaring drunk)
noun
a loud prolonged cry
a debilitating breathing defect of horses characterized by rasping sounds with each breath: caused by inflammation of the respiratory tract or obstruction of the larynxCompare whistling
Derived forms of roaring
roaringly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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