roaring
/ˈɹɔːɹɪŋ/ noun C2- A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar.
- An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion.
Plural roarings
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The London express came roaring into the station, and a small, wiry bulldog of a man had sprung from a first-class carriage.
The long sweep of green water roaring forever down, and the thick flickering curtain of spray hissing forever upward, turn a man giddy with their constant whirl and clamour.
Still steadily rising, we passed over a narrow granite bridge and skirted a noisy stream which gushed swiftly down, foaming and roaring amid the grey boulders.
Wheel and keep roaring and foaming for ever
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