roared Definition

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.
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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
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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.