26984 words

roar

6 definitions • 9 examples
1
to make a long, loud, deep sound:

Examples:

We could hear the lions roaring at the other end of the zoo.
2
If a vehicle or aircraft roars somewhere, it moves there very quickly making a lot of noise:

Examples:

She looked up as a plane roared overhead.
The street was full of boys roaring up and down on their motorbikes.
3

Examples:

[ + speech ] "Stop that!" he roared.
4

Examples:

The lion let out a loud roar.
His apartment was on a main road and there was a constant roar of traffic.
5
to make a long, loud, deep sound:

Examples:

Lions were roaring in their cages.
The crowd roared with laughter.
6
If a vehicle roars somewhere, it moves there quickly making a lot of noise:

Examples:

His truck roared down the steep mountain.

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