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to roar

to roar

14 2.7
To move or act in a noisy wild way that causes trouble
  • verb
  • /rɔr/
translation icon : pasar rugiendo
  • Terminator revs the bike and they roar away, down the canal, disappearing around a bend.
  • come roaring
  • motorcycles roared
  • cars roared

So you're not making introverted character who's more internal become this like lioness and start roaring if that's not their style anyway, right?

Examples

  • The squad car turned left, then made a sharp right as they roared onto the pier.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Warsaw has come roaring back.

  • Now imagine a train roaring through the station.

  • And together, they roared into the night.

  • All them police cars come roaring down on you.

  • Real conservatives are starting to roar, and there ain't gonna be no stopping them now.

    Blog text (5)
  • And they're roaring in the Bronx.

  • Roaring down Motorway 66 towards California, Frankenstein looks certain to be first across the line.

  • Within Europe we know what our future’s going to be to some extent –- it’s going to be pretty stagnant, while the rest of the world roars ahead.

  • The crowd began to roar with excitement as the band took the stage.

Synonyms

to thrash
vsto roar
24 5.8

Move or swing violently without control

is noisy and wild but focuses on general disorder rather than only violent motion
to thunder
vsto roar
21 3.2

To make a loud, strong sound to show anger or give orders

is about noisy wild movement and disorder rather than just sound
to snarl
vsto roar
15 5.0

To make a low, harsh sound like an angry animal

is broader noisy wild movement and commotion rather than low aggressive noise
to howl through
vsto roar
1 4.8

Wind or animals make a long loud crying sound as they move through a place

is general noisy disorderly behavior rather than a long wailing passage

Antonyms

1.0

Not making much noise

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

Phrasal Verbs

1 6.9

To reply loudly and angrily to someone who insults you

1 6.3

To move away fast while making a very loud noise

Compounds

A very loud sound made by many people when they find something funny

How Noisy

to roar
14 2.7
to storm
70 4.4
to rush
548 1.0
to walk
1.0
to creep
155 2.5

Surface Forms

roar infinitive
roared past
roared past participle
roaring present participle
roars third person singular

Etymology

When crowds or machines make a wild, noisy sound it is like a great roar, so to 'roar' through a place means to behave or move in a noisy, disorderly way.