Verb: roar ror
- Make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
"The water roared down the chute";
- howl
- Utter words loudly and forcefully
"‘Get out of here,’ he roared";
- thunder
- Emit long, loud, high-pitched cries or howls
"roar with sorrow";
- howl, ululate, wail, yawl, yaup [informal]
- Make a loud noise, as of an animal
"The bull roared";
- bellow
- Act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
"desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"
- Laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
"The audience roared with laughter at the comedian's jokes";
- howl
- A deep prolonged loud noise
"The roar of the explosion could be heard for miles";
- boom, roaring, thunder
- A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
"his roar filled the hallway";
- bellow, bellowing, holla [archaic], holler [informal], hollering [informal], hollo [non-standard], holloa [rare], roaring, yowl
- The sound made by a lion
"The lion's roar echoed across the savanna"
Derived forms: roars, roaring, roared
Type of: call, continue, cry, emit, express joy, express mirth, go forward, holler [informal], hollo [non-standard], laugh, let loose, let out, make noise, move ahead, noise, outcry, proceed, resound, scream, shout, shout out, squall, utter, vociferation, yell
Encyclopedia: Roar, Lion, Roar