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Dictionary: roar   (rôr, rōr) pronunciation

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.

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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.

Antonyms: roar
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n, v

Definition: howl
Antonyms: whisper

v

Definition: laugh
Antonyms: cry, weep


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pronunciation

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

pronunciation 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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Roar may refer to :

Contents

Names

Roller coasters

Acronyms

The acronym ROAR may refer to:

  • Radio Operated Auto Racing, the sanctioning body of competitive radio controlled car racing in the United States and Canada
  • Registry of Open Access Repositories, a search engine for open access digital repositories
  • Restore Our Alienated Rights, a Boston organization formed around 1974 to oppose desegregation busing
  • Restore Our Associational Rights, an organization dedicated to preserving the rights of college students to associate in clubs and Greek Letter organizations such as sororities and fraternities
  • Rise Organise and Rebuild Guyana Movement, a small political party based in Guyana, South America
  • Right of Admission Reserved, used on tickets, posters and flyers to show that the event organiser has the final say on who is admitted, regardless of whether or not you have a ticket and ID (far less often MRRA is used instead, meaning "Management Reserve Right of Admission")

See also

  • Curling, also known as "the roaring game"



Translations: Roar
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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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