Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The loud deep cry of a wild animal, especially a lion or other wild cat.
- noun A loud, deep, prolonged sound or cry, as of a person in distress or rage.
- noun A loud prolonged noise, such as that produced by waves.
- noun A loud burst of laughter.
- intransitive verb To produce or utter a roar.
- intransitive verb To laugh loudly or excitedly.
- intransitive verb To make or produce a loud noise or din.
- intransitive verb To move while making a loud noise.
- intransitive verb To breathe with a rasping sound. Used of a horse.
- intransitive verb To utter or express loudly. synonym: yell.
- intransitive verb To put, bring, or force into a specified state by roaring.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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. - noun A full, loud, and deep cry, as of the larger beasts.
- noun A loud, continued, confused sound; a clamor; tumult; uproar.
- noun 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.
- intransitive verb To bellow, or utter a deep, loud cry, as a lion or other beast.
- intransitive verb To cry loudly, as in pain, distress, or anger.
- intransitive verb To make a loud, confused sound, as winds, waves, passing vehicles, a crowd of persons when shouting together, or the like.
- intransitive verb To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
- intransitive verb To laugh out loudly and continuously.
- intransitive verb To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses having a certain disease. See
Roaring , 2. - intransitive verb a roaring, noisy fellow; -- name given, at the latter end Queen Elizabeth's reign, to the riotous fellows who raised disturbances in the street.
- intransitive verb (Naut.) a sailor's name for the stormy tract of ocean between 40° and 50° north latitude.
- noun The deep, loud cry of a wild beast.
- noun The cry of one in pain, distress, anger, or the like.
- noun A loud, continuous, and confused sound.
- noun A boisterous outcry or shouting, as in mirth.
- transitive verb To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- verb To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
- verb Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.
- verb Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
- noun A long, loud, deep
shout made with the mouth wide open. - noun The
cry of thelion . - noun The deep
cry of thebull . - noun A loud sound as of a motorbike or a similar engine.
- noun A show of strength or character.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make a loud noise, as of animal
- verb laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
- verb make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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IV. vi.124 (414,8) They'll roar him in again] As they _hooted_ at his departure, they will _roar_ at his return; as he went out with scoffs, he will come back with lamentations.
Notes to Shakespeare, Volume III: The Tragedies Samuel Johnson 1746
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Having a bit of a crisis of conscience now as I really, really like Temeraire (whose roar is probably superior to any Lannister lion's, sorry to say that: -)
Hear Him Roar grrm 2010
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"If we amplify everything, we hear nothing," Stewart opined to a massive roar from the crowd, coincidentally the only full sentence I heard over the course of the three-hour rally.
The Morningside Post: The People's Rally The Morningside Post 2010
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All the heavy duty roar is coming from the back section.
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"If we amplify everything, we hear nothing," Stewart opined to a massive roar from the crowd, coincidentally the only full sentence I heard over the course of the three-hour rally.
The Morningside Post: The People's Rally The Morningside Post 2010
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Everything but the roar is used with the gator in South Louisiana.
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The roar is louder now — a narrow hallway with carpet below and blood beside.
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"If we amplify everything, we hear nothing," Stewart opined to a massive roar from the crowd, coincidentally the only full sentence I heard over the course of the three-hour rally.
The Morningside Post: The People's Rally The Morningside Post 2010
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Everything but the roar is used with the gator in South Louisiana.
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"If we amplify everything, we hear nothing," Stewart opined to a massive roar from the crowd, coincidentally the only full sentence I heard over the course of the three-hour rally.
The Morningside Post: The People's Rally The Morningside Post 2010
sarra commented on the word roar
As an acronym found in nightclub advertisements, stands for Right Of Admission Reserved.
February 26, 2008
bilby commented on the word roar
He's nibbling the noodles,
He's munching the rice,
He's slurping the soda,
He's licking the ice.
And he lets out a roar
If you open the door.
And it gives me a scare
To know he's in there—
That polary bear
In our Fridgitydaire.
- Shel Silverstein, 'Bear In There'.
October 12, 2009
bilby commented on the word roar
See also rore.
August 6, 2021