roar

  • 11roar — [n1] growl, howl barrage, bawl, bay, bellow, blast, bluster, boom, clamor, clash, crash, cry, detonation, din, drum, explosion, holler, outcry, reverberation, rumble, shout, thunder, uproar, yell; concepts 77,595 roar [n2/v2] laugh loudly belly… …

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  • 12roar — ► NOUN 1) a full, deep, prolonged sound as made by a lion, natural force, or engine. 2) a loud, deep sound uttered by a person, especially as an expression of pain, anger, or great amusement. ► VERB 1) make or utter a roar. 2) laugh loudly. 3)… …

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  • 13roar — [rôr] vi. [ME raren < OE rarian, akin to Ger rehren < IE echoic base * rei , to cry out > Sans rǡyati, (he) bellows, ON rāmr, hoarse] 1. to utter a loud, deep, rumbling sound, as a lion or a person in excitement, pain, anger, etc. 2. to… …

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  • 14roar — index barrage, pandemonium Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 15Roar — m Scandinavian form of ROGER (SEE Roger) …

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  • 16roar — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ almighty, deafening, ear splitting, great, huge, loud, mighty, thunderous, tremendous ▪ …

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  • 17roar — roarer, n. /rawr, rohr/, v.i. 1. to utter a loud, deep cry or howl, as in excitement, distress, or anger. 2. to laugh loudly or boisterously: to roar at a joke. 3. to make a loud sound or din, as thunder, cannon, waves, or wind. 4. to function or …

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  • 18roar — I n. a deep roar II v. 1) (D; intr.) to roar at 2) (D; intr.) to roar with (to roar with laughter) * * * [rɔː] (D; intr.) to roar at a deep roar (D; intr.) to roar with (to roar with laughter) …

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  • 19roar — [[t]rɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] roars, roaring, roared 1) VERB If something, usually a vehicle, roars somewhere, it goes there very fast, making a loud noise. [WRITTEN] [V adv/prep] A police car roared past... [V adv/prep] The plane roared down the runway for… …

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  • 20roar — I UK [rɔː(r)] / US [rɔr] verb Word forms roar : present tense I/you/we/they roar he/she/it roars present participle roaring past tense roared past participle roared * 1) [intransitive] if a crowd of people roar, they all shout at the same time… …

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