roaring
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7.0
- adverb
- /ˈrɔrɪŋ/
- Informal
- Life with me seems a series of ups and downs, but your little note this morning makes me realize that with it all, I do have a roaring good time.
Examples
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The party was a roaring success, leaving everyone talking about it for weeks.
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Her new book was a roaring hit, quickly climbing to the top of the bestseller list.
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After a roaring game of tennis, they all went out for pizza to celebrate.
Synonyms
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9.8
To add strong emphasis before an adjective or adverb
18
7.0
To show strong anger or annoyance before a word
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5.3
Something that is very powerful and makes people notice
3
5.2
Shows great success and impresses many people
2
7.3
Very noisy and full of lively activity
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8.2
Makes a describing word sound very strong
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4.6
Very large or very great in size, amount and quality
1
7.9
Very funny or easy to notice
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7.5
In a very loud or obvious way that people notice easily
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7.7
Makes an adjective or adverb mean very much
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7.2
In a very loud and excited way
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8.6
Very exciting and full of loud, strong action
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7.2
In a very loud and powerful way
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8.2
To a very great degree
To make a describing word much stronger
Antonyms
Idioms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Roaring comes from the loud sound roar, and people use it before an adjective to give a bigger, louder sense — like a shout making a feeling stronger. That's why we say someone is 'roaring' drunk or 'roaring' hungry to mean 'very' or 'extremely'.