[
US
/ˈɹɔɹ/
]
[ UK /ɹˈɔː/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈɔː/ ]
VERB
-
emit long loud cries
howl with sorrow
wail in self-pity -
utter words loudly and forcefully
`Get out of here,' he roared -
act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town - laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
-
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
The water roared down the chute
The wind was howling in the trees -
make a loud noise, as of animal
The bull bellowed
NOUN
- the sound made by a lion
- a deep prolonged loud noise
-
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
his bellow filled the hallway
How To Use roar In A Sentence
- The bombardment of the GPO had fascinated MacMurrough: the annunciatory puffs of smoke and the flames that roared to greet them; then the crashing gun’s report, the shell’s eruption—an illogical sequence, effect before cause, an object lesson in the madness of war. At Swim, Two Boys
- Rob also reckons that the south-west coast of Ireland has some of the best sailing grounds in the world - particularly around Roaring Water Bay in West Cork.
- It's a poor teacher who can only control the class by roaring at the children.
- Folks may crow all they want about the roar of Niagara or the growlin’ of the sea—but give me a splendacious peal o’ stormbrewed thunder and your other nat’ral music is no more than a penny whistle is to a church organ! Nevermore
- The uproar in both cases was swift and decisive. Times, Sunday Times
- Then the truck roared down the road, crashed into the ranks, turned over and hit a tree. Times, Sunday Times
- It sounded like a dull roar at first, but now it was nearly deafening.
- They got comfortable on the rocks, with the waves roaring in, lapping at their feet, they stroked their bellies and chattered on about the sea, about stealing a small fishing boat when they should have been in school. September 17 , 2004
- He was embarrassed and even ashamed of his indiscretion, but then he realized that there was no way he could have been heard above the roar of the boisterous crowd.
- A calendar picturing semi-naked men, shot in aid of a village school, has caused uproar after proving too hot to handle.
