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roar⋅ing

  [rawr-ing, rohr-]
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–noun
1. the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
2. a loud, deep cry or sound or a series of such sounds.
3. Veterinary Pathology. a disease of horses, caused by respiratory obstruction or vocal cord paralysis, and characterized by loud or rough breathing sounds.
–adjective
4. making or causing a roar, as an animal or thunder.
5. brisk or highly successful, as trade: He did a roaring business selling watches to tourists.
6. characterized by noisy, disorderly behavior; boisterous; riotous: roaring revelry.
7. complete; utter; out-and-out: a roaring idiot; a roaring success.
–adverb
8. very; extremely: roaring drunk.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME roryng (n., adj.), OE rarung (n.). See roar, -ing 1 , -ing 2

Related forms:
roar⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

roar

  [rawr, rohr]
–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.
–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:
bef. 900; ME roren (v.), OE rārian; c. OHG rēren to bellow

Related forms:
roarer, noun

Synonyms:
1. bawl, yell. See cry. 3. resound, boom, thunder, peal.
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roar   (rôr, rōr)   
v.   roared, roar·ing, roars

v.   intr.
  1. To utter a loud, deep, prolonged sound, especially in distress, rage, or excitement.
  2. To laugh loudly or excitedly.
  3. To make or produce a loud noise or din: The engines roared.
  4. To be disorderly or rowdy.
  5. To breathe with a rasping sound. Used of a horse.
v.   tr.
  1. To utter or express with a loud, deep, and prolonged sound. See Synonyms at shout.
  2. To put, bring, or force into a specified state by roaring: The crowd roared itself hoarse.
n.  
  1. A loud deep prolonged sound or cry, as of a person in distress or rage.
  2. The loud deep cry of a wild animal.
  3. A loud prolonged noise, such as that produced by waves.
  4. A loud burst of laughter.
Phrasal Verb(s):
roar backTo have great success after a period of lackluster performance; make a dramatic recovery: lost the first set but roared back to win the match.

[Middle English roren, from Old English rārian.]
roar'er n.
roar·ing   (rôr'ĭng, rōr'-)   
adj.  
  1. Very lively or successful; thriving: a roaring trade.
  2. Used as an intensive: roaring drunk.
roar'ing·ly adv.
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Roaring

Roar"ing\, n. 1. A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast, or of a person in distress, anger, mirth, etc., or of a noisy congregation.

2. (Far.) An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion; the making of the noise so caused. See Roar, v. i., 5.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: roar·ing
Pronunciation: -i[ng]
Function: noun
: noisy inhalation in a horse caused by nerve paralysis and muscular atrophy andconstituting an unsoundness —compare GRUNTING, THICKWIND
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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