Roar

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To utter a loud, deep, prolonged sound, especially in distress, rage, or excitement.
  • verb-intransitive. To laugh loudly or excitedly.
  • verb-intransitive. To make or produce a loud noise or din: The engines roared.
  • verb-intransitive. To be disorderly or rowdy.
  • verb-intransitive. To breathe with a rasping sound. Used of a horse.
  • v. To utter or express with a loud, deep, and prolonged sound. See Synonyms at shout.
  • v. To put, bring, or force into a specified state by roaring: The crowd roared itself hoarse.
  • n. A loud deep prolonged sound or cry, as of a person in distress or rage.
  • n. The loud deep cry of a wild animal.
  • n. A loud prolonged noise, such as that produced by waves.
  • n. A loud burst of laughter.
  • phrasal-verb. roar back To have great success after a period of lackluster performance; make a dramatic recovery: lost the first set but roared back to win the match.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
  • v. To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
  • v. Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.
  • v. Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
  • n. A long, loud, deep shout made with the mouth wide open.
  • n. The cry of the lion.
  • n. The deep cry of the bull.
  • n. A loud sound as of a motorbike or a similar engine.
  • n. A show of strength or character.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.
  • verb-intransitive. To bellow, or utter a deep, loud cry, as a lion or other beast.
  • verb-intransitive. To cry loudly, as in pain, distress, or anger.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a loud, confused sound, as winds, waves, passing vehicles, a crowd of persons when shouting together, or the like.
  • verb-intransitive. To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
  • verb-intransitive. To laugh out loudly and continuously.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses having a certain disease. See Roaring, 2.
  • v. To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
  • n. The deep, loud cry of a wild beast.
  • n. The cry of one in pain, distress, anger, or the like.
  • n. A loud, continuous, and confused sound.
  • n. A boisterous outcry or shouting, as in mirth.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cry with a full, loud, continued sound; bellow, as a beast.
  • To cry aloud, as in distress or anger.
  • To make a loud, continued, confused sound, as winds, waves, a multitude of people shouting together, etc.; give out a full, deep sound; resound.
  • To laugh out loudly and continuously; guffaw.
  • To behave in a riotous and bullying manner.
  • To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses in a specific disease. See roaring, n., 2.
  • Synonyms and To bawl, howl, yell.
  • To boom, resound, thunder, peal.
  • To cry aloud; proclaim with loud noise; utter in a roar; shout: as, to roar out one's name.
  • n. A full, loud, and deep cry, as of the larger beasts.
  • n. A loud, continued, confused sound; a clamor; tumult; uproar.
  • n. The loud, impassioned cry of a person in distress, pain, anger, or the like; also, a boisterous outcry of joy or mirth: as, a roar of laughter.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make a loud noise, as of animal
  • v. laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
  • v. make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
  • v. utter words loudly and forcefully
  • n. a deep prolonged loud noise
  • v. emit long loud cries
  • n. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
  • v. act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
  • n. the sound made by a lion
  • Verb Form
    roared    roaring    roars   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    emit    let out    let loose    utter    laugh    express mirth    express joy    shout    noise    call   
    Cross Reference
    outbreak    bellow    resound   
    Variant
    roaring   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cry    rout   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Boer    Bohr    C4    Dior    Dore    Flore    Fore    Gabor    Gore    Igor   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    scream    rumble    noise    thunder    howl    hiss    rush    crash    murmur    rattle