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roaring
[rawr-ing, rohr-]
noun
the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
a loud, deep cry or sound or a series of such sounds.
Veterinary Pathology.a disease of horses, caused by respiratory obstruction or vocal cord paralysis, and characterized by loud or rough breathing sounds.
adjective
making or causing a roar, as an animal or thunder.
brisk or highly successful, as trade.
He did a roaring business selling watches to tourists.
characterized by noisy, disorderly behavior; boisterous; riotous.
roaring revelry.
complete; utter; out-and-out.
a roaring idiot; a roaring success.
adverb
very; extremely.
roaring drunk.
roaring
/ ˈɔːɪŋ /
adjective
informalvery brisk and profitable (esp in the phrase a roaring trade )
the period of the Australian goldrushes
derogatory(intensifier)
a roaring communist
adverb
noisily or boisterously (esp in the phrase roaring drunk )
noun
a loud prolonged cry
a debilitating breathing defect of horses characterized by rasping sounds with each breath: caused by inflammation of the respiratory tract or obstruction of the larynx Compare whistling
Other Word Forms
- roaringly adverb
- ˈDzԲ adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
's wrong with a kid wearing cat ears or roaring like a lion at playtime?
Fifteen minutes in, the fire burned from the inside out, roaring through the walls and roof.
Backpacking: The Trinity Alps are a backpacking paradise, with near limitless opportunities to disperse-camp near a roaring waterfall or a grassy meadow.
Now, Trump is roaring on social media — “Paid insurrectionists” and “BRING IN THE TROOPS!!!” — like the mad king he is.
She delivers every line of dialogue with roaring, unapologetic assurance.
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- rowdy
- thundering
- tumultuous
- turbulent
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