roar
/ˈɹoɹ/ verb B2- To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- 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.
- To proceed vigorously.
- To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
- To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
- To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.
He/she/it roars · Past roared · Past participle roared · -ing form roaring
Verb forms
- Base form
- roar
- He/she/it
- roars
- Past
- roared
- Past participle
- roared
- -ing form
- roaring
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
“We will do that gladly,” returned the tiger; and all the other beasts roared with a mighty roar: “We will!”
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.
I learned that if I roared very loudly every living thing was frightened and got out of my way.
Whenever I’ve met a man I’ve been awfully scared; but I just roared at him, and he has always run away as fast as he could go.
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