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roar
verb roared, roaring
    intr
    1. Said of a lion or other animal: to give a loud growling cry.
    intr
    2a. Said of people: to give a deep loud cry, especially in anger, pain or exhilaration;
    2b. Said of people: to say something with a deep loud cry, especially in anger.
      Thesaurus: thunder, rumble, howl, bellow, bawl, cry, holler, bay, guffaw, vociferate; Antonym: whisper.
    intr
    3. To laugh loudly and wildly.
    intr
    4. Said of cannons, busy traffic, wind or waves during a storm, a fiercely burning fire, etc: to make a deep loud reverberating sound.
    5. To move very fast and noisily, usually in a motor vehicle.
      Form: roar about (often)
      Form: roar away
      Form: roar past
    intr
    6. Said of a diseased horse: to make a loud rasping sound when breathing.
noun
    1. A loud deep prolonged cry, such as that of a lion, a cheering crowd, a person in pain or anger, etc.
    2. A loud deep prolonged sound, such as that made by cannons, busy traffic, an engine made to roar, wind or waves during a storm, a fiercely burning fire, etc.
Derivative: roarer
noun
    Etymology: Anglo-Saxon rarian.

    Phrasal Verb: roar someone on
      To shout encouragement to them.


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