roaring

/'rɔ:riɳ/

Thân thiện

The new restaurant is doing a roaring trade on opening night.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Very loud and powerful: Describes a sound that is deep, full, and extremely loud, often like that of a lion, engine, or crowd.
   • Very lively, successful, or vigorous: Used informally to describe something that is booming, thriving, or full of energy.

2. Adverb:

   • Extremely, very: Used as an intensifier, often before an adjective, to mean "to a very great degree."

3. Noun:

   • A very loud, deep, and prolonged sound: The act or sound of roaring, such as the cry of a wild animal, the noise of an engine, or a loud shout from a crowd.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The roaring engine of the jet plane shook the ground.
  • They run a roaring trade in souvenirs near the monument.
• Adverb:
  • After the victory, the fans were roaring drunk with celebration.
• Noun:
  • The roaring of the lions could be heard across the savanna.
  • He was woken by the roaring of the waterfall.

Advanced Usage

• "Doing a roaring trade": To be selling goods or services very successfully and quickly.
  • The ice cream shop is doing a roaring trade in this heat.
• "The roaring forties": A nautical term for the stormy ocean areas between 40 and 50 degrees south latitude, known for strong westerly winds.
  • The ship entered the roaring forties and faced rough seas.

Variants and Related Words

• Roar (verb/noun): The base form. To make a roaring sound; the sound itself.
  • Verb: The crowd began to roar when the team scored.
  • Noun: A roar of laughter came from the next room.
• Roarer (noun): A person or animal that roars.

Synonyms

• Adjective (loud): Booming, thunderous, deafening.
• Adjective (successful): Booming, flourishing, thriving, prosperous.
• Noun: Bellow, roar, thunder, howl.

Related Phrases

• Roaring drunk: Extremely drunk and often noisy.
  • He came home roaring drunk last night.
• Roaring fire: A fire that is burning very brightly and noisily.
  • They sat comfortably in front of a roaring fire.

Related Idioms

• Roaring success: A very great and noticeable success.
  • The new product launch was a roaring success.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. 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

Adverb

1. extremely
   • roaring drunk

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• booming
• flourishing
• palmy
• prospering
• prosperous
• thriving
• boom
• roar
• thunder