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roar
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roar  (rôr, rr)
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
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 rrian.]

roarer n.

roar
Verb
1. (of lions and other animals) to make loud growling cries
2. to shout (something) with a loud deep cry: `Don't do that!' he roared at me
3. to make a very loud noise: the engine roared
4. to laugh in a loud hearty manner
5. (of a fire) to burn fiercely with a roaring sound
Noun
1. a roaring noise: there was a roar as the train came in
2. a loud deep cry, uttered by a person or crowd, esp. in anger or triumph: a roar of approval came from the crowd [Old English rārian]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.roarroar - a deep prolonged loud noise          
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.roarroar - a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
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"
3.roar - the sound made by a lion
cry - the characteristic utterance of an animal; "animal cries filled the night"
Verb1.roar - make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"
vroom - make a loud, roaring sound, as of a car engine, while moving
yawp, bawl - make a raucous noise
thunder - to make or produce a loud noise; "The river thundered below"; "The engine roared as the driver pushed the car to full throttle"
make noise, noise, resound - emit a noise
2.roar - utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"
shout - utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout"
3.roarroar - emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
cry, scream, shout out, yell, squall, shout, holler, hollo, call - utter a sudden loud cry; "she cried with pain when the doctor inserted the needle"; "I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me"
squall, waul, wawl - make high-pitched, whiney noises
4.roar - act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way; "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billington
go forward, proceed, continue - move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"
5.roar - make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"
let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
6.roar - laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
express joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter

roar
verb 1. thunder, crash, rumble
verb 2. guffaw, laugh heartily, hoot, crack up (informal) bust a gut (informal) split your sides (informal)
noun 4. rumble, thunder
noun 5. guffaw, hoot, belly laugh (informal)
Translations
roar [rɔːʳ] n [of animal] → rugido, bramido; [of crowd] → clamor m; rugido; [of vehicle, storm] → estruendo; [of laughter] → carcajada
to roar with laughter → reírse a carcajadas

roar [rɔːʳ] nrugissement m [of crowd]; hurlements mpl [of vehicle, thunder, storm]; grondement m
virugir; hurler; gronder;
to roar with laughter → rire à gorge déployée

roar [rɔːʳ] n (of animal, crowd) → Brüllen nt;
(of vehicle) → Getöse nt;
(of storm) → Heulen nt
vi (animal, person) → brüllen;
(engine, wind etc) → heulen;
roars of laughter → brüllendes Gelächter;
to roar with laughter → vor Lachen brüllen

roar [rɔːʳ] nruggito; [of crowd] → tumulto; [of thunder, storm] → muggito
viruggire; tumultuare; muggire;
to roar with laughter → scoppiare dalle risa

roar
v roar [roː]
1 to give a loud deep cry; to say loudly; to shout The lions roared; The sergeant roared (out) his commands. skreeu يَزْأَر рева řvát brøle brüllen βρυχώμαι, μουγκρίζω rugir, bramar; decir a gritos möirgama داد کشیدن؛ غریدن karjua rugir, hurler לִשאוֹג दहाड़ना rikati, zaurlati ordít meraung öskra, orga ruggire ほえる 포효하다; (...을) 큰 소리로 말하다 riaumoti, staugti, (iš)rėkti rēkt; aurot mengaum brullen brøle, vræle ryczeć berrar a urla; a zbiera; a rage реветь; орать revať rjoveti urlikati ryta, vråla คำราม kükremek ревти; гарчати گرجنا gầm lên
2 to laugh loudly The audience roared (with laughter) at the man's jokes. skreeu يَضْحَكُ بِصَوْتٍ عالٍ смея се гръмко burácet (smíchy) brøle brüllen ξεκαρδίζομαι, γελάω δυνατά reírse a carcajadas laginal naerma قهقهه زدن ulvoa naurusta rire à gorge déployée לִגעוֹת בִּצחוֹק घड़घड़ आना urnebesno se smijati röhög tertawa keras skellihlæja (ridere a crepapelle) 大声で笑う 크게 웃다 plyšti juokais rēkt aiz smiekliem gelak brullen brøle av latter wyć (ze śmiechu) rir às gargalhadas a hohoti хохотать burácať, dunieť krohotati se smejati se grohotom tjuta หัวเราะลั่น kahkahayla gülmek 大聲笑 реготати اونچی آواز میں ہنسنا cười rú lên
3 to make a loud deep sound The cannons/thunder roared. maak 'n geraas يُدَوّي، يَقْصِف тътна burácet, dunět buldre; brage grollen μουγκρίζω, βουίζω retumbar müristama غریدن jylistä gronder לִרעוֹם गरजना, दहाड़ना, शोर मचाना (za)tutnjati, (za)hučati bömböl menggeledek, menggelegar drynja tuonare 鳴り響く (바람·파도 천둥·불 등이) 굉음을 내다 griaudėti, griausti dārdēt; rībēt berdentum donderen dundre, buldre zagrzmieć troar a bubui грохотать burácať, dunieť grmeti rikati dåna ส่งเสียงคำราม gürlemek, gümbürdemek 轟鳴 прогорланити دھاڑنا rền vang
4 to make a loud deep sound while moving He roared past on his motorbike. brul يُزَمْجِر، يَزْعَقُ фуча rachotit kolem drøne dröhnen κινούμαι με θόρυβο bramar, hacer estruendo müristama صدای بلند کردن jyristää gronder, vrombir לשאוג दहाड़ते हुए जाना (za)grmjeti zúg menderu þjóta með gnÿ rombare 大きな音を立てて動く 크게 울리는 소리를 내면서 가다 (pra)ūžti []aurot; []rībēt; []dārdēt berbunyi kuat razen dundre/drønne forbi jechać z wyciem silnika andar com estrondo a vâjâi проехать с рёвом rachotiť, hrmotať hrumeti zavijati dåna, vråla ส่งเสียงอึกทึก gürültüyle ilerlemek 呼嘯 ревіти چنگاڑھتے ہوءے گزرنا tiếng xe rú
n
1 a loud deep cry a roar of pain/laughter; the lion's roars. brul زَئير рев řev brøl das Brüllen μουγκρητό, βρυχηθμός rugido, bramido; grito möire, karje فریاد غرش ulvahdus, mylvintä rugissement; hurlement שְׁאָגָה ठहाका, अटृटाहास ridanje üvöltés raungan öskur ruggito 吠え声 큰 외침 소리 staugimas, riaumojimas, griaudėjimas rēciens; dārdi ngauman gebrul brøl, vræl ryk rugido răget; urlet; hohot рёв; вопль rev rjovenje urlik rytande, vrål เสียงคำราม bağırma, haykırma, kahkaha, kükreme 咆哮 рев چنگھاڑ tiếng gầm; rú 咆哮
2 a loud, deep sound the roar of traffic. brom, geraas هَدير тътен burácení -støj das Dröhnen βουητό, μπουμπουνητό estruendo, fragor mürin غلغله jyrinä grondement .שָׁאוֹן गरज, गर्जन, दहाड़ buka zúgás keramaian, kebisingan drunur rombo 大騒音 굉음 ūžimas dārdoņa; rūkoņa bunyi yang kuat geraas drønn, støy, bråk łoskot rugido vuiet грохот, гул burácanie hrumenje huka dån, larm, brus เสียงอึกทึก gürültü, uğultu 喧嘯聲 шум شور tiếng rú của phương tiện giao thông 啸声
do a roaring trade
to have a very successful business; to sell a lot of something She's doing a roaring trade in/selling home-made cakes. suksesvol handel dryf يَزْدَهِر عَمَلُه التِّجاري имам успешен бизнес udělat báječný obchod sælge med dundrende succes ein Bombengeschäft κάνω χρυσές δουλειές hacer un negocio redondo edukalt kauplema, äri õitseb کاسبی پر رونق menestyä hyvin faire des affaires d'or מְשַׂגשֵג बहुत अच्छी तरह व्यापार करना, धड़ल्ले से सामान बेच देना prodaja koja ide kao luda, odlični poslovi kitünően megy az üzlete sukses dalam usaha rífandi viðskipti/sala (fare affari d'oro) 商売があたる 장사가 크게 번창하다 puikiai verstis rosīgi darboties tirdzniecībā; veiksmīgi tirgoties berjaya zaken doen gouden ha en forretning som går strykende robić kokosy vender às pampas a avea succes în afaceri вести оживлённую торговлю (u)robiť fantastický obchod cveteti (posel) imati uspešan biznis göra lysande affärer, ha strykande åtgång på sina varor ประสบความสำเร็จในธุรกิจ; ขายได้จำนวนมาก iyi iş yapmak 生意興隆 мати жвавий бізнес بہت زیادہ چیزیں فوری طور پر فروخت کر دینا làm ăn phát đạt 生意


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