roar
verb/rɔː(r)/
/rɔːr/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they roar | /rɔː(r)/ /rɔːr/ |
| he / she / it roars | /rɔːz/ /rɔːrz/ |
| past simple roared | /rɔːd/ /rɔːrd/ |
| past participle roared | /rɔːd/ /rɔːrd/ |
| -ing form roaring | /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/ /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to make a very loud, deep sound
- We heard a lion roar.
- The gun roared deafeningly.
- The engine roared to life (= started noisily).
- The wind was roaring in my ears.
- The man roared in pain and fury as he tried to get to his feet.
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- [intransitive, transitive] to shout something very loudly
- The crowd roared.
- roar something (out) The fans roared (out) their approval.
- He roared out James’s name.
- + speech ‘Stand back,’ he roared.
- [intransitive] to laugh very loudly
- He looked so funny, we all roared.
- roar with laughter It made them roar with laughter.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of a vehicle or its rider/driver) to move very fast, making a lot of noise
- She put her foot down and the car roared away.
- A group of young men on motorcycles roared past.
- [intransitive] (of a fire) to burn brightly with a lot of flames, heat and noise
- A log fire was roaring in the hearth.
Word OriginOld English rārian (verb), imitative of a deep prolonged cry, of West Germanic origin; related to German röhren. The noun dates from late Middle English.
Idioms
See roar in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionaryroar, romp, sweep, etc. to victory
- to win something easily
- He roared to victory in the final of the championship.
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