roar
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roar
- /ˈɹɔː/ UK
- /ˈɹoɹ/ US
- /ˈɹɔɹ/ US
- /ˈɹo(ː)ɹ/
- /ˈɹoə/
Sounds like raw (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger) · Rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English roren, raren, from Old English rārian (“to roar; wail; lament”), from Proto-West Germanic *rairōn, from Proto-Germanic *rairōną (“to bellow; roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to shout; bellow; yell; bark”), perhaps of imitative origin.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian roorje (“to roar”), German röhren (“to roar”).
verb roars · roaring · roared
- To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. Sole on the barren ſands the ſuff'ring chief / Roar'd out for anguiſh, and indulg'd his grief.
- To laugh in a particularly loud manner. The audience roared at his jokes.
- Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise. The lioness roared to scare off the hyenas.
- Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise. The brazen throat of war had ceased to roar.
- To proceed vigorously. United's attempt to extend their unbeaten league sequence to 23 games this season looked to be in shreds as the Seasiders - managed by Ian Holloway - roared into a fully deserved two-goal lead at the interval.
- To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly. This last action will roar thy infamy.
- To be boisterous; to be disorderly. It was a mad, roaring time, full of extravagance.
- To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.
- To cry. Tom, Tom, the piper's son, Stole a pig, and away he run! The pig was eat, and Tom was beat, And Tom went roaring down the street.
noun roars
- A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
- The cry of the lion. The Winkies were not a brave people, but they had to do as they were told. So they marched away until they came near to Dorothy. Then the Lion gave a great roar and sprang towards them, and the poor Winkies were so frightened that they ran back as fast as they could.
- The deep cry of the bull.
- A loud resounding noise. the roar of a motorbike
- A show of strength or character.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ululate, hollering, holler, yowl, bellow, bellowing, yowling, howl, hollo, holla, holloa, wail, boom, thunder, yawl, scream
Translations
Every language
verb of animals, to make a loud deep noise
| Español | rugir, bramar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 吠える hoeru |
| 中文 | 吼 hǒu |
| Português | uivar, rugir |
| Français | rugir |
| Deutsch | brüllen |
| Italiano | ruggire |
| Ελληνικά | βρυχώμαι vrychómai, βρυχιέμαι vrychiémai |
| Română | rage, mugi, zbiera |
| Русский | рыча́ть ryčátʹ, реве́ть revétʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | gầm |
| العربية | زَأَرَ zaʔara, هَرْهَرَ harhara |
| עברית | שָׁאַג sha'ág |
verb to make a loud resounding noise
| Français | rugir |
|---|
verb to make loud, deep cry of emotion
| Español | rugir |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 怒鳴る donaru |
| 中文 | 咆哮 páoxiāo, 怒吼 nùhǒu |
| Português | uivar, rugir |
| Français | rugir, hurler |
| Deutsch | brüllen |
| Italiano | ruggire |
| Ελληνικά | βρυχώμαι vrychómai, βογκάω vogkáo, μουγκρίζω mougkrízo, βοώ voó, βρύχομαι vrýchomai, βρυχιέμαι vrychiémai |
| Română | urla |
| Русский | реве́ть revétʹ, рыча́ть ryčátʹ |
| العربية | أَنَّ ʔanna |
verb to laugh in a particularly loud manner
| Français | s'esclaffer, rire aux éclats, rire à gorge déployée, éclater de rire, rire comme une baleine |
|---|---|
| Italiano | sganasciarsi dalle risate |
| Ελληνικά | γελάω geláo, τσιρίζω tsirízo, κακαρίζω kakarízo |
| العربية | قَهْقَهَ qahqaha |
noun long, loud, deep shout
| Español | rugido, bramido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 으르렁거리다 eureureonggeorida |
| हिन्दी | गरज garaj, गर्जन garjan, हुंकार huṅkār, नाद nād |
| Português | uivo |
| Deutsch | Tosen |
| Italiano | scroscio |
| Ελληνικά | ουρλιάζω ourliázo, αλαλάζω alalázo, αναφωνώ anafonó, φωνάζω fonázo, μουρμουρίζω mourmourízo, μουργίζω mourgízo |
| Русский | вопль voplʹ, рёв rjov, рык ryk |
| עברית | שְׁאָגָה sh'agá |
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