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roar·ing  (rôrng, rr-)

adj.

1. Very lively or successful; thriving: a roaring trade.

2. Used as an intensive: roaring drunk.

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roaring·ly adv.

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roaring [ˈrɔːrɪŋ]

adj

1. Informal very brisk and profitable (esp in the phrase a roaring trade)

(Historical Terms)

the roaring days Austral the period of the Australian goldrushes

3. Irish derogatory informal (intensifier) a roaring communist

adv

noisily or boisterously (esp in the phrase roaring drunk)

n

1. a loud prolonged cry

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) a debilitating breathing defect of horses characterized by rasping sounds with each breath: caused by inflammation of the respiratory tract or obstruction of the larynx Compare whistling

roaringly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	roaring - a deep prolonged loud noise           boom, roar, thunder noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	roaring - a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway" bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, yowl, roar cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Adj.	1.	roaring - very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids" booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, thriving, prosperous successful - having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; "a successful architect"; "a successful business venture"
Adv.	1.	roaring - extremely; "roaring drunk"

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roaring

adjective

1. blazing, burning There was a roaring fire in the grate.

2. huge, great, massive, enormous, fantastic, tremendous, terrific, thorough The auction was promptly declared a roaring success.

Translations

roaring [ˈrɔːrɪŋ]

A. ADJ in front of a roaring fire → ante un fuego bien caliente
it was a roaring success → fue un tremendo éxito
to do a roaring trade → hacer muy buen negocio

B. ADV (Brit) he was roaring drunk → estaba borracho y despotricaba

C. CPD the Roaring Forties NPL (Geog) → los cuarenta rugientes

roaring [ˈrɔːrɪŋ]

n

[lion] → rugissement m

[engine] → vrombissement m; [guns] → grondement m

[thunder] → grondement m; [wind] → mugissement m

[crowd] → clameur f

adj

[lion] → rugissant(e)

[engine] → vrombissant(e); [guns] → grondant(e)

[waters] → grondant(e); [wind] → mugissant(e)

a roaring fire → une belle flambée

(= great) to be a roaring success → avoir un succès fou
to do a roaring trade → faire des affaires en or
to do a roaring trade in sth → faire des affaires en or en vendant qch

roaring

adj person, crowd, lion, bull → brüllend; fire in hearth → prasselnd; wind, engine, plane → heulend; sea, waterfall → tosend; thunder, forest fire → tobend; gun, traffic, noise → donnernd; roaring drunk (inf) → sternhagelvoll (inf); the roaring Twenties → die wilden zwanziger Jahre or Zwanzigerjahre; a roaring success → ein voller Erfolg, ein Bombenerfolg m (inf); to do a roaring trade (in something) → ein Riesengeschäft nt → (mit etw) machen

n = roar N a

roaring [ˈrɔːrɪŋ] adj (lion) → ruggente; (bull) → mugghiante; (crowd) → urlante; (sea, thunder) → fragoroso/a
a roaring fire → un bel fuoco, una bella fiammata
a roaring success → un successo strepitoso
to do a roaring trade → fare affari d'oro
roaring drunk → ubriaco/a fradicio/a

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roaring [ˈrɔːrɪŋ] adj (lion) → ruggente; (bull) → mugghiante; (crowd) → urlante; (sea, thunder) → fragoroso/a
a roaring fire → un bel fuoco, una bella fiammata
a roaring success → un successo strepitoso
to do a roaring trade → fare affari d'oro
roaring drunk → ubriaco/a fradicio/a