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Dictionary: roar·ing   (rôr'ĭng, rōr'-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Very lively or successful; thriving: a roaring trade.
  2. Used as an intensive: roaring drunk.
roaringly roar'ing·ly adv.

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adjective

  1. Marked by extremely high volume and intensity of sound: blaring, deafening, earsplitting, loud, stentorian. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
  2. Improving, growing, or succeeding steadily: booming, boomy, flourishing, prospering, prosperous, thrifty, thriving. See thrive/fail/exist.

The stertor in respiration caused by air passing through a stenosed larynx. The commonest cause is laryngeal hemiplegia in the horse. The disease is incompatible with fast exercise. The cause of the basic lesion, degeneration of fibers in the left recurrent laryngeal nerve, is unknown. See also laryngeal hemiplegia.

  • r. burr — surgical instrument used to evert the mucosal lining of the lateral ventricle in the horse in the operation for laryngeal hemiplegia—ventriculectomy; the lining is then excised. Strawberry type has a rough surface reminiscent of the surface of that fruit. French type has a surface covered with small hooks.
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a deep prolonged loud noise
  Synonyms: boom, roar, thunder

Meaning #2: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
  Synonyms: bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, yowl


The adjective roaring has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: very lively and profitable
  Synonyms: booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, thriving

Meaning #2: loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
  Synonyms: deafening, earsplitting, thunderous, thundery


The adverb roaring has one meaning:

Meaning #1: extremely


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - brølende, drønende, bragende, glimrende, dundrende, stormende

idioms:

  • do a roaring trade    forretningen går strygende
  • roaring drunk    kanonfuld
  • roaring success    dundrende succes

Nederlands (Dutch)
brullend, donderend, enorm, luidruchtig, gebrul, geraas

Français (French)
adj. - rugissant, grondant, fou (un succès)
n. - hurlement, rugissement, roulement, grondement, mugissement, vrombissement, clameur

idioms:

  • do a roaring trade    faire des affaires en or, faire un gros commerce (de)
  • roaring drunk    complètement bourré
  • roaring success    succès fou

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gebrüll, Donner, Tosen
adj. - brüllend

idioms:

  • do a roaring trade    ein Bombengeschäft machen
  • roaring drunk    sternhagelvoll
  • roaring success    Bombenerfolg

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βρυχηθμός

idioms:

  • do a roaring trade    κάνω χρυσές δουλειές
  • roaring drunk    (μεθυσμένος και) στο τσακίρ κέφι
  • roaring success    τρομερή επιτυχία

Italiano (Italian)
ruggito, rombo

idioms:

  • do a roaring trade    fare affari d'oro
  • roaring drunk    ubriaco fradicio
  • roaring success    successo strepitoso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - rugido (m), berro (m), mugido (m)

idioms:

  • do a roaring trade    fazer um ótimo negócio
  • roaring drunk    algazarra (bêbado)
  • roaring success    sucesso retumbante

Русский (Russian)
рев, грохот, оживленный, чрезвычайно

idioms:

  • do a roaring trade    продаваться нарасхват
  • roaring drunk    пьяный в стельку
  • roaring success    оглушительный успех

Español (Spanish)
adj. - rugiente, ruidoso, alborotado
n. - vociferaciones, rugido, bramido

idioms:

  • do a roaring trade    hacer negocios formidables
  • roaring drunk    borracho perdido
  • roaring success    éxito clamoroso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rytande, vrålande, lungpip hos häst

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
咆哮的, 喧哗的, 轰鸣的

idioms:

  • do a roaring trade    生意兴隆
  • roaring drunk    喝醉酒大嚷
  • roaring success    极大的成功

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 咆哮的, 喧嘩的, 轟鳴的

idioms:

  • do a roaring trade    生意興隆
  • roaring drunk    喝醉酒大嚷
  • roaring success    極大的成功

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 포효하는, 왁자지껄한, 떠들썩한

idioms:

  • do a roaring trade    장사가 번창하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 吠えること, うなり
adj. - 吠える, 騒々しい, 活発な
adv. - うなるように

idioms:

  • do a roaring trade    商売が大繁盛する
  • roaring drunk    泥酔する
  • roaring success    繁盛する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) زئير, هدير, تنفس الخيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שואג, רועש, מצויין, כביר, מאוד‬


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