[
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
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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
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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
- From the roaring 20's to the beaches of Normandy, it has always had a certain panache.
- And then we were amazed to hear the sound of singing -- amazed, for it was not the uncouth singing of negroes (who in happy circumstances delight to uplift their voices in psalms) nor yet the boisterous untuneable roaring of rough seamen, like Vetch's buccaneers, but a most melodious and pleasing sound, which put me in mind (and Cludde also) of the madrigal singers of our good town of Shrewsbury. Humphrey Bold A Story of the Times of Benbow
- 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
