Roar word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "roar" word
[noun] a deep prolonged loud noise
[noun] the sound made by a lion
[verb] laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
[verb] utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared."
[verb] make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"
[verb] emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
[verb] make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"
[verb] act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way; "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billington
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(a) To bellow, or utter a deep, loud cry, as a lion or other beast. Roaring bulls he would him make to tame. --Spenser.
(b) To cry loudly, as in pain, distress, or anger. Sole on the barren sands, the suffering chief Roared out for anguish, and indulged his grief. --Dryden. He scorned to roar under the impressions of a finite anger. --South. 2. To make a loud, confused sound, as winds, waves, passing vehicles, a crowd of persons when shouting together, or the like. The brazen throat of war had ceased to roar. --Milton. How oft I crossed where carts and coaches roar. --Gay. 3. To be boisterous; to be disorderly. It was a mad, roaring time, full of extravagance. --Bp. Burnet. 4. To laugh out loudly and continuously; as, the hearers roared at his jokes. 5. To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses having a certain disease. See {Roaring}, 2. {Roaring boy}, a roaring, noisy fellow; -- name given, at the latter end Queen Elizabeth's reign, to the riotous fellows who raised disturbances in the street. ``Two roaring boys of Rome, that made all split.'' --Beau. & Fl. {Roaring forties} (Naut.), a sailor's name for the stormy tract of ocean between 40[deg] and 50[deg] north latitude.
\Roar\, v. t. To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly. This last action will roar thy infamy. --Ford.
\Roar\, n. The sound of roaring. Specifically:
(a) The deep, loud cry of a wild beast; as, the roar of a lion.
(b) The cry of one in pain, distress, anger, or the like.
(c) A loud, continuous, and confused sound; as, the roar of a cannon, of the wind, or the waves; the roar of ocean. Arm! arm! it is, it is the cannon's opening roar! --Byron.
(d) A boisterous outcry or shouting, as in mirth. Pit, boxes, and galleries were in a constant roar of laughter. --Macaulay.
Synonyms for roar
bellow, bellow, bellowing, boom, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, howl, howl, roaring, roaring, thunder, thunder, ululate, wail, yawl, yowl
See also: bawl | call | call | continue | cry | cry | cry | emit | express joy | express mirth | go forward | holler | hollo | laugh | let loose | let out | make noise | noise | noise | outcry | proceed | resound | scream | shout | shout | shout out | squall | utter | vociferation | vroom | waul | wawl | yawp | yell | yell |
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Let's analyse "roar" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: RAOR. Average typing speed for these characters is 1045 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
roar: 6 + 1 = 7, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven. |
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