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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 ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
roaring 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) 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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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My dismay at the sight of the Triangle Bookshop below the Architectural Association in London doing a roaring trade in Content was however happily dispelled when a student pointed out to me that people were buying the book to get it signed by Koolhaas (who was visiting that day), in order to sell it on through the Internet at a higher price. Daikin is reaping the rewards of a healthy new Chinese appetite for home air-conditioning systems, and Japanese consumer products companies are doing a roaring trade in up-market soaps and skincare creams. |
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