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verb (used without object)
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 move with a loud, deep sound, as a vehicle: The automobile roared away.
5.
to make a loud noise in breathing, as a horse.
verb (used with object)
6.
to utter or express in a roar: to roar denials.
7.
to bring, put, make, etc., by roaring: to roar oneself hoarse.
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noun
8.
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
9.
a loud, confused, constant noise or sound; din; clamor: the roar of the surf; the roar of lively conversation from the crowded party.
10.
a loud outburst: a roar of laughter; a roar of approval from the audience.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English roren (v.), Old English rārian; cognate with Old High German rēren to bellow
before 900; Middle English roren (v.), Old English rārian; cognate with Old High German rēren to bellow
Related forms
roar·er, noun
out·roar, verb (used with object)
un·der·roar·er, noun
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Word Origin & History
roar
O.E. rarian, probably of imitative origin (cf. M.Du. reeren, Ger. röhren "to roar;" Skt. ragati "barks;" Lith. reju "to scold;" O.C.S. revo "I roar;" L. raucus "hoarse"). The noun is attested from late 14c. Roaring forties in reference to exceptional rough seas between latitudes 40 and 50 south,
EXPANDis attested from 1867.
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