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- DictionaryRoar/rôr/
noun
- 1. a full, deep, prolonged cry uttered by a lion or other large wild animal: "she waited for the lion's roar"
verb
- 1. (of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry: "we heard a lion roar"
- 2. (especially of a vehicle) move at high speed making a loud prolonged sound: "a car roared past"
ROAR meaning: 1. to make a long, loud, deep sound: 2. If a vehicle or aircraft roars somewhere, it moves there…. Learn more.
4 days ago · roar in British English. (rɔː ) verb (mainly intr) 1. (of lions and other animals) to utter characteristic loud growling cries. 2. (also tr) (of people) to utter (something) with a loud deep cry, as in anger or triumph. 3. to laugh in a loud hearty unrestrained manner.
To roar is to make a ferociously loud sound, like a lion or a tiger. If you go to a football game, you'll hear the crowd roar whenever their team scores a goal. A wild animal roars when it makes its long, full cry, and a person (or a thing) can emit a similar roar.
Definition of roar verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion. a loud, confused, constant noise or sound; din; clamor: the roar of the surf; the roar of lively conversation from the crowded party.
to make a loud, deep sound: We could hear a lion roaring from the other side of the zoo. She roared with laughter. roar past/down, etc. If a vehicle roars somewhere, it moves fast making a loud noise: A huge motorcycle roared past.
roar. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English roar1 /rɔː $ rɔːr/ verb 1 [ intransitive] to make a deep, very loud noise → growl We heard a lion roar. The engines roared. 2 [ intransitive, transitive] to shout something in a deep powerful voice ‘Get out of my house!’ he roared. The crowd roared in delight. see thesaurus at ...
