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roaring
[rawr-ing, rohr-]
noun
the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
a loud, deep cry or sound or a series of such sounds.
Veterinary Pathology.a disease of horses, caused by respiratory obstruction or vocal cord paralysis, and characterized by loud or rough breathing sounds.
adjective
making or causing a roar, as an animal or thunder.
brisk or highly successful, as trade.
He did a roaring business selling watches to tourists.
characterized by noisy, disorderly behavior; boisterous; riotous.
roaring revelry.
complete; utter; out-and-out.
a roaring idiot; a roaring success.
adverb
very; extremely.
roaring drunk.
roaring
/ ˈɔːɪŋ /
adjective
informalvery brisk and profitable (esp in the phrase a roaring trade )
the period of the Australian goldrushes
derogatory(intensifier)
a roaring communist
adverb
noisily or boisterously (esp in the phrase roaring drunk )
noun
a loud prolonged cry
a debilitating breathing defect of horses characterized by rasping sounds with each breath: caused by inflammation of the respiratory tract or obstruction of the larynx Compare whistling
Other 51Թ Forms
- roaringly adverb
- ˈDzԲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Aryan loved the roaring sound of the engine fill the air and then grow louder as the plane cruised above him, leaving behind chalky threads of contrail in the sky,
The chronological book opens with Britney Spears reigniting industry interest in mainstream pop after the roaring success of her snappy debut single, 1998’s “…Baby One More Time.”
What's wrong with a kid wearing cat ears or roaring like a lion at playtime?
Fifteen minutes in, the fire burned from the inside out, roaring through the walls and roof.
Backpacking: The Trinity Alps are a backpacking paradise, with near limitless opportunities to disperse-camp near a roaring waterfall or a grassy meadow.
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Related 51Թs
- boisterous
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- clamorous
- crashing
- deafening
- earsplitting
- raucous
- resounding
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- rowdy
- thundering
- tumultuous
- turbulent
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