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Verb: roar  ror
  1. Make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
    "The water roared down the chute";
    - howl
     
  2. Utter words loudly and forcefully
    "‘Get out of here,’ he roared";
    - thunder
     
  3. Emit long, loud, high-pitched cries or howls
    "roar with sorrow";
    - howl, ululate, wail, yawl, yaup [informal]
     
  4. Make a loud noise, as of an animal
    "The bull roared";
    - bellow
     
  5. Act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
    "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"
     
  6. Laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
    "The audience roared with laughter at the comedian's jokes";
    - howl
Noun: roar  ror
  1. A deep prolonged loud noise
    "The roar of the explosion could be heard for miles";
    - boom, roaring, thunder
     
  2. 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
     
  3. The sound made by a lion
    "The lion's roar echoed across the savanna"

Sounds like: raquets, racket

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