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roar
/ˈɹoɹ/
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What does roar mean?
verb
- To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
- Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
More meanings (11)
verb
- Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
- (figuratively) To proceed vigorously.
- To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
- To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
- To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.
- (informal) To cry.
noun
- A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
- The cry of the lion.
- The deep cry of the bull.
- A loud resounding noise.
- A show of strength or character.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈɹoɹ/
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There was a flash of flame, the roar of the discharge, and an answering roar of pain and anger from the beast.
At the expiration of a quarter of an hour it seemed as though that species of stormy roar were becoming more distant.
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A roar and a jarring of the earth suddenly grew near and passed them in a reek of steam and hot air.
Then the harlequin rushed right into the arms of the policeman and fell on top of him, amid a roar of applause.
A blare of sound, a roar of life, a vast array of human hives, appeal to the astonished senses in equivocal terms.