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roar

/ roar /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the sound made by a lion
Type of:
cry
Derived:
bellow
verb Sense 2
laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
Type of:
laugh express joy express mirth
Derived:
howl howling ululation belly laugh sidesplitter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
"The wind was howling in the trees"
"The water roared down the chute"
Type of:
make noise resound noise
Kinds of:
vroom yawp bawl thunder
Derived:
howl boom roaring thunder
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
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"
Type of:
proceed go forward continue
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 5
a deep prolonged loud noise
Type of:
noise
Derived:
thunder howl boom boom out din
verb Sense 6
utter words loudly and forcefully
"`Get out of here,'' he roared"
Type of:
shout
Derived:
bellow bellowing holla holler hollering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 7
make a loud noise, as of animal
"The bull bellowed"
Type of:
utter emit let out
Derived:
roarer bawler bellower screamer screecher
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 8
emit long loud cries
"wail in self-pity"
"howl with sorrow"
Type of:
shout shout out cry
Kinds of:
squall waul wawl
Derived:
bellow bellowing holla holler hollering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 9
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
"his bellow filled the hallway"
Type of:
cry outcry call
Derived:
howl wrawl yammer yowl caterwaul
Semantic Complexity
74%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
63
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

cry laugh express joy express mirth make noise resound noise vroom yawp bawl thunder proceed