 roar |
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| 1. | [ verb ] make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles | |
| Synonyms: | howl | |
| Examples: | "The wind was howling in the trees" "The water roared down the chute" |
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| Related terms: | make_noise yawp vroom thunder howl | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a deep prolonged loud noise | |
| Synonyms: | thunder roaring boom | |
| Related terms: | noise thunder boom | |
| 3. | [ verb ] utter words loudly and forcefully | |
| Synonyms: | thunder | |
| Examples: | "`Get out of here,' he roared." |
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| Related terms: | shout boom bellow | |
| 4. | [ verb ] emit long loud cries | |
| Synonyms: | wail howl yawl ululate | |
| Examples: | "wail in self-pity", "howl with sorrow" |
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| Related terms: | shout squall howl bellow wailing wailer | |
| 5. | [ noun ] a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) | |
| Synonyms: | hollering bellow holler yowl yowling roaring hollo holloa holla bellowing | |
| Examples: | "his bellow filled the hallway" |
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| Related terms: | cry shout bawl howl thunder holler bellow howl hollo | |
| 6. | [ verb ] make a loud noise, as of animal | |
| Synonyms: | bellow | |
| Examples: | "The bull bellowed" |
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| Related terms: | utter bellow | |
| 7. | [ verb ] act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way: | |
| Examples: | "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billington |
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| Related terms: | proceed | |
| 8. | [ verb ] laugh unrestrainedly and heartily | |
| Synonyms: | howl | |
| Related terms: | laugh howl bellow | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the sound made by a lion | |
| Related terms: | cry bellow | |
| Similar spelling: |
Rory Rohr Royer rower Rorie Roher Roehr |
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