to roar
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1.0
- verb
- /rɔr/
- Last winter, an avalanche roared down the mountain.
- lions roar
- engines roar
- a roaring fire
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Watch on YouTubeAnd all I can hear behind is an engine roaring, bibbing, flashing lights.
- And all I can hear behind is an engine roaring, bibbing, flashing lights.
- Tall so I can so I can roar like Totoro.
- Jesus Christ is with his disciples and they're on a boat in a sea is roaring, roaring.
- Thompson is long white biblical beard flailing about as the wind roars.
- Lucky him, because a wall of water crashes through the corridor and roared straight for him and Bryce.
- And then Tyler says cool, and it breaks the tension so beautifully, and the whole room roars with laughter.
- So the only weapons those American fighters had as they roared towards the Soviet Union were nuclear missiles.
- But when that train roars through and the dishes rattle, you roll your eyes and say, Oh yeah, there that train.
- So my cat can't roar because her vocal folds just aren't shaped for it, but she can purr, and that's pretty Dang cute.
- Well, The thing is, is that the minute you get out there and night starts to fall and some lions roar nearby and an elephant walks past your camp and comes to investigate.
Examples
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A bus bound for the Outer Camp roared past while I waited on top.
Fiction book (1991) -
But when she arrives, hundreds of roaring people block the school entrance.
Academic text (2011) -
I heard the car roar up the driveway, and a wave of terror broke over me.
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And suddenly, without willing it, as the crowd still roared, I came to myself.
Academic text (1997) -
And when she came out on stage, dude, the crowd roared so loud in that moment.
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His men scream and roar to terrify the enemy.
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And then Tyler says cool, and it breaks the tension so beautifully, and the whole room roars with laughter.
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Terminator, with John in front of him on the Harley, roars down the empty street.
Fiction book (1991) -
Strides back to the Harley and roars off in a shower of gravel.
Fiction book (1991) -
After the announcement, the crowd began to roar with excitement and approval.
Synonyms
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A loud cry to get attention or show strong feeling
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2.5
To make a low, deep, continuous sound
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2.9
Make a long loud sound like an animal's cry
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4.7
Shout loudly in a deep voice because you are angry or hurt
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3.4
To make a deep loud sound like thunder or a cannon
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3.2
To make a loud, strong sound to show anger or give orders
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
How Loud
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4.7
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- Literature
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2.5
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Roar started as the written copy of a deep animal sound, so to 'roar' is to make that loud, deep noise yourself, like an engine, wind, or river.