roar
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1.0
- noun
- /rɔr/
:
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- You can hear the roar of the lion echoing across the savanna.
- a deafening roar
- the roar of engines
- hear a roar
This would be the last glorious roar of the unconquered Drujina.
- This would be the last glorious roar of the unconquered Drujina.
- You hear the roar of this giant engine behind you.
- And sort of engaging with that chimp and then hearing that roar that I'll never forget.
- And I think that the, the perception of success is that there's a roar of the crowd and you cruise.
- Common onomatopoeias in English include animal noises such as oink, meow, roar, and chirp.
- Whoever comes to create it gets the loudest roar.
- She's trying to tell Azriel to just go without her, and then she recognizes a particular roar.
- And then hearing that roar, you know, I heard that roar and it was like, whoa, I remembered that roar.
- It's all raw, as raw as it gets, rawer than the rost, rawer than the roar.
Examples
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You hear the roar of this giant engine behind you.
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As if to give volume to these thoughts, a deafening roar seizes the quiet Sunday outside.
Fiction book (1990) -
Traveling the world, the roar of a crowd...
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Anyway, listen to the roar of the crowd as the Indians take the field.
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The elephants, the high wire, the roar of the crowds.
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The town quivered with the roar of cannon and the golden voice of bells.
Academic text (1993) -
The roar of it, the furious monotone roar of advertising, is overwhelming at times.
Academic text (1999) -
Looking east to the Colosseum, I hear the roar of the crowd as two gladiators fight to the death.
Academic text (2009) -
The glare of headlights and the roar of an engine caused his head to jerk up.
Fiction book (1991) -
Faul could hear the throaty roar of the fire as it gutted the wheel deck.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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2.1
A long deep loud noise like thunder or a cannon
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1.0
A loud, deep sound in the sky during a storm
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3.2
A deep low sound that you can hear for a long time, often from thunder, machines, or your stomach
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4.1
A long loud cry that shows strong feeling
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3.4
A deep loud sound like an animal or thunder
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3.1
A low, continuous sound you can feel
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4.6
A very loud deep shout like a lion's roar
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5.9
A very loud deep shout like an animal's roar
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5.8
A deep, long, loud sound often from bells or thunder
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2.7
A long low dull sound like distant thunder
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7.7
A deep long sound like thunder or large bells
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Etymology
Roar comes from people copying the deep sound animals and storms make, so it names a 'loud, deep sound' you can hear from a lion, a crowd, or the wind.