verb
roar
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verb
1
To make a loud, deep sound, as from anger, pain, or excitement, or as a large animal does.
"The lion roared, sending the smaller animals scattering."
"The crowd roared as the home team scored."
noun
1
A loud, deep sound or cry.
"The roar of the engines drowned out conversation."
How to Use Roar
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA loud, deep, often frightening sound made by an animal, engine, crowd, or person.
Common pairings
roar with laughter
roar of the crowd
engine roared to life
Word Forms
roared past tense, roars plural, roars singular
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Etymology
From Old English rarian, of imitative origin — the word was likely invented to sound like the noise it describes.