Definition

1. Noun:

   • A loud, deep, often prolonged sound made by a large animal, especially a lion: The characteristic vocalization of certain animals.
   • A very loud, powerful, and often chaotic noise: A deep, prolonged sound produced by things like engines, crowds, wind, or water.
   • A loud, unrestrained utterance, such as a shout or laugh: A boisterous vocal expression from a person or group.

2. Verb:

   • To make a loud, deep, and often prolonged sound: This applies to animals, natural forces, or machines.
   • To laugh loudly and without restraint: To express amusement with a very loud, hearty laugh.
   • To shout or yell something very loudly and forcefully: To utter words with great volume and intensity.
   • To move or proceed in a very noisy, turbulent, or disorderly manner: To act with great commotion and force.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • The roar of the lion could be heard across the savanna.
  • The roar of the jet engines was deafening.
  • His joke was met with a roar of laughter from the audience.

• Verb:

  • The lion will roar to mark its territory.
  • The crowd began to roar with excitement when the band appeared.
  • "Silence!" he roared at the noisy children.
  • The wind roared through the mountain pass all night.

Advanced Usage

• "to roar with laughter": to laugh very loudly and heartily.

  • The comedian was so funny that the entire theater roared with laughter.

• "to roar into life": (of an engine or machine) to start suddenly with a loud, powerful noise.

  • The old motorcycle roared into life after a few kicks.

• "in full roar": at the peak of making a loud, continuous noise.

  • The stadium was in full roar during the final minutes of the game.

Variants and Related Words

• Roaring (adj/n): Making or characterized by a loud, deep sound. Also used to describe a period of great activity or success (e.g., ).
  • We sat by the roaring fire.
• Roarer (n): A person or thing that roars.

Synonyms

• Noun: bellow, rumble, thunder, howl, clamor.
• Verb: bellow, thunder, howl, yell, shout, guffaw (for laughter).

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Roar out: to shout or sing something very loudly.
  • The fans roared out the team's anthem.
• Roar away: to depart noisily or at high speed.
  • The car roared away from the traffic lights.

Related Idioms

• Do a roaring trade: to sell a lot of goods or services very quickly; to be very busy and successful in business.
  • The ice cream shop does a roaring trade on hot summer days.

Noun

1. the sound made by a lion
2. a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
   • his bellow filled the hallway
3. a deep prolonged loud noise

Verb

1. laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
2. make a loud noise, as of animal
   • The bull bellowed
3. 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
4. emit long loud cries
   • wail in self-pity
   • howl with sorrow
5. utter words loudly and forcefully
   • `Get out of here,' he roared
6. make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
   • The wind was howling in the trees
   • The water roared down the chute