roar

v., roared, roar·ing, roars.

v.intr.

1. To utter a loud, deep, prolonged sound, especially in distress, rage, or excitement.
2. To laugh loudly or excitedly.
3. To make or produce a loud noise or din: The engines roared.
4. To be disorderly or rowdy.
5. To breathe with a rasping sound. Used of a horse.

v.tr.

1. To utter or express with a loud, deep, and prolonged sound. See synonyms at shout.
2. To put, bring, or force into a specified state by roaring: The crowd roared itself hoarse.

n.

1. A loud deep prolonged sound or cry, as of a person in distress or rage.
2. The loud deep cry of a wild animal.
3. A loud prolonged noise, such as that produced by waves.
4. A loud burst of laughter.

phrasal verb:

roar back

1. To have great success after a period of lackluster performance; make a dramatic recovery: lost the first set but roared back to win the match.

[Middle English roren, from Old English rārian.]

roarer roar'er n.

verb

1. To speak or say very loudly or with a shout: bawl, bellow, bluster, call, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To express great amusement or mirth: guffaw. Informal break up. Slang howl. See laughter.
3. To make an earsplitting explosive noise: bang, blast, boom, thunder. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

noun

1. A loud, deep, prolonged sound: bawl, bellow, clamor. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. An earsplitting, explosive noise: bang, blast, boom, thunder. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

n, v

Definition: howl
Antonyms: whisper

v

Definition: laugh
Antonyms: cry, weep

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IN BRIEF: n. - A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); A deep prolonged loud noise..

Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.' — Mary Anne Radmacher-Hershey

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brøl, latterbrøl, vræl, larm, buldren, brusen, drøn
v. intr. - brøle, skrupgrine, larme, buldre, drøne
v. tr. - brøle (ud)

idioms:

• roar down    drøne ned(ad)
• roar into life    starte med et drøn
• roar past    drøne forbi

Nederlands (Dutch)
brullen, donderen, schateren, gebrul, gedonder

Français (French)
n. - rugissement, hurlement, vrombissement, grondement, mugissement, clameur
v. intr. - rugir, vociférer, mugir, ronfler (le feu), hurler (la foule), vrombir
v. tr. - hurler, vociférer, (Aut) faire ronfler/vrombir le moteur

idioms:

• roar down    huer
• roar into life    démarrer en vrombissant
• roar past    passer dans (qch) en vrombissant

Deutsch (German)
v. - brüllen, donnern
n. - Gebrüll, Donner, Tosen

idioms:

• roar down    runterrasen
• roar into life    plötzlich anspringen
• roar past    vorbeirasen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βρυχώμαι, μουγκρίζω, ουρλιάζω, ωρύομαι, σκούζω
n. - βρυχηθμός, μούγκρισμα, μουγκρητό, βουητό

idioms:

• roar down    κατεβαίνω με θόρυβο
• roar into life    (για κινητήρα) παίρνω μπροστά
• roar past    περνώ με θόρυβο

Italiano (Italian)
ruggire, sganasciarsi, tuonare, ruggito

idioms:

• roar down    sopraffare a forza di urla
• roar past    oltrepassare rimbombando

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rugir, bradar
n. - rugido (m), berro (m)

idioms:

• roar down    correndo para baixo
• roar past    passar com muita velocidade

Русский (Russian)
реветь, хохотать, рычать, грохотать, орать, рев, рык

idioms:

• roar down    мчаться, орать громче
• roar past    промчаться мимо

Español (Spanish)
n. - vociferaciones, rugido, bramido
v. intr. - vociferar, reírse a carcajadas, berrear, rugir, retumbar, bramar
v. tr. - gritar

idioms:

• roar down    callar a alguien a gritos
• roar into life    volver a funcionar, volver a actuar, arrancar con gran conmoción
• roar past    pasar zumbando

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - vråla, tjuta, dåna, lungpipning hos häst
n. - dån, tjut, brus

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吼, 轰鸣, 咆哮, 叫喊, 大声说出, 呼喊, 使轰鸣

idioms:

• roar down    大声喧哗把某人轰下台, 哄倒, 吼叫声中疾驶而去
• roar into life    轰隆轰隆响起来
• roar past    呼啸而过

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 吼, 轟鳴, 咆哮
v. intr. - 吼, 叫喊, 大聲說出
v. tr. - 呼喊, 使轟鳴

idioms:

• roar down    大聲喧嘩把某人轟下台, 哄倒, 吼叫聲中疾駛而去
• roar into life    轟隆轟隆響起來
• roar past    呼嘯而過

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 왁자지껄한 소리, 포효
v. intr. - 으르렁대다, 왁자지껄하다
v. tr. - 큰 소리로 말하다, 고함치다, 외치다

idioms:

• roar down    소리가 약해지다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ほえる, どなる, 叫ぶ, 大笑いする, 喘鳴する, 轟く, 鳴り響く, 大声で言う
n. - うなり声, 叫び声

idioms:

• roar down    やじり倒す
• roar past    笑い飛ばす, 轟音が過ぎる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يزأر, يقهقه (الاسم) زئير, قهقهه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שאגה, רעש, רעם, שאון, צחוק רם‬
v. intr. - ‮רעש, רעם, זעק, הרעיש, שאג‬
v. tr. - ‮דיבר בקול רם‬

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