outroar
/aut'rɔ:/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To roar louder than; to exceed in roaring volume or intensity.
Usage
- The verb "outroar" is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object. It describes the action of producing a roar that is louder or more powerful than that of another source.
- It is often used in comparative contexts involving loud, deep, or powerful sounds, typically associated with animals, crowds, or natural phenomena like storms or engines.
Examples
- Verb:
- The lion managed to outroar all the other animals in the jungle.
- The roar of the jet engines outroared the thunder.
- The passionate fans outroared the home team's supporters.
Advanced Usage
- Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to describe surpassing someone or something in vocal intensity, protest, or forceful expression.
- The activist's speech outroared the whispers of dissent in the hall.
Variants and Related Words
- Roar (verb/noun): To make a long, loud, deep sound; the sound itself.
- Outshout (verb): To shout louder than. (A close synonym in the context of human voices.)
- Outcry (noun/verb): A strong expression of public disapproval or anger.
Synonyms
- Drown out: To be louder than and prevent another sound from being heard.
- Overpower: To be much stronger or more intense than.
- Surpass in volume: A more descriptive phrase with a similar meaning.
Notes
- "Outroar" is a relatively uncommon and literary word. In everyday speech, phrases like "was louder than" or "drowned out" are more frequently used.
- It follows the pattern of verbs starting with "out-" (e.g., outrun, outlast, outnumber) which mean to do something to a greater degree than another.