A roaring fire has large flames and is sending out a lot of heat.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If something is a roaring success, it is very successful indeed.
The government's first effort to privatize a company has been a roaring success.
3. See also roar
4.
See do a roaring trade
More Synonyms of roaring
roaring in British English
(ˈrɔːrɪŋ)
adjective
1. informal
very brisk and profitable (esp in the phrase a roaring trade)
2. the roaring days
3. Irish derogatory, informal
(intensifier)
a roaring communist
adverb
4.
noisily or boisterously (esp in the phrase roaring drunk)
noun
5.
a loud prolonged cry
6.
a debilitating breathing defect of horses characterized by rasping sounds with each breath: caused by inflammation of the respiratory tract or obstruction of the larynx
Compare whistling
Derived forms
roaringly (ˈroaringly)
adverb
roaring in American English
(ˈrɔrɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act of an animal, person, etc. that roars
2.
the loud, deep sound made by an animal, etc. that roars
3.
a disease of horses, characterized by loud, hoarse, rasping breathing
adjective
4.
a.
that roars; loud; noisy
b.
boisterous, brawling, etc.
5. Informal
very active or successful; brisk
a roaring business
adverb
6.
to the point of being noisy, boisterous, etc.
roaring drunk
Examples of 'roaring' in a sentence
roaring
Roaring fires, a crèche, spa and pool.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Word lists with
roaring
Animal diseases
In other languages
roaring
British English: roaring ADJECTIVE
A roaring fire has large flames and is sending out a lot of heat.
In the evening they all sat in front of a roaring fire.
American English: roaring
Brazilian Portuguese: alto
Chinese: 熊熊燃烧的 >火
European Spanish: crepitante
French: grand
German: tobend
Italian: scoppiettante
Japanese: ぼうぼうと燃えている
Korean: 활활 타오르는
European Portuguese: alto
Latin American Spanish: crepitante
All related terms of 'roaring'
roar
If something, usually a vehicle , roars somewhere , it goes there very fast , making a loud noise.
rip-roaring
If you describe something as rip-roaring , you mean that it is very exciting and full of energy.
roaring days
→ the roaring days
roaring fire
A fire is a burning pile of wood, coal , or other fuel that you make, for example to use for heat, light, or cooking.
Roaring Forties
the stormy oceanic areas between 40° and 50° south latitude
Roaring Twenties
the 1920s regarded as a boisterous era of prosperity , fast cars, jazz , speakeasies, and wild youth
the roaring days
the period of the Australian goldrushes
roar up
to rebuke or reprimand (a person)
do a roaring trade
If someone does a roaring trade in a type of goods, they sell a lot of them.
the Roaring Forties
the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere , noted for gale-force winds
the Roaring Twenties
a phrase used to describe the decade of the 1920s (esp in America), so called due to the social, artistic , and cultural dynamism of the period
1 (adjective)
There was a roaring fire in the grate.
Synonyms
blazing
a blazing fire
burning
She glared at both of them with burning, reproachful eyes.
2 (adjective)
Definition
a brisk and profitable business
The auction was promptly declared a roaring success.
Synonyms
huge
Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas.
great
a great hall as long and high as a church
massive
a massive steam boat
enormous
an enormous dust cloud blocking out the sun
fantastic (informal)
fantastic amounts of money
tremendous
I felt a tremendous pressure on my chest.
terrific
There was a terrific bang and a great cloud of smoke.
thorough
Additional synonyms
in the sense of burning
She glared at both of them with burning, reproachful eyes.
Synonyms
flashing,
blazing,
flaming,
gleaming,
fiery
in the sense of enormous
Definition
unusually large in size, extent, or degree
an enormous dust cloud blocking out the sun
Synonyms
huge,
massive,
vast,
extensive,
tremendous,
gross,
excessive,
immense,
titanic,
jumbo (informal),
gigantic,
monstrous,
mammoth,
colossal,
mountainous,
stellar (informal),
prodigious,
gargantuan,
elephantine,
astronomic,
ginormous (informal),
Brobdingnagian,
humongous or humungous (informal),
supersize
in the sense of fantastic
Definition
very large in degree or amount
fantastic amounts of money
Synonyms
enormous,
great,
huge,
vast,
severe,
extreme,
overwhelming,
tremendous,
immense
Nearby words of
roaring
roadside
roam
roar
roaring
roast
roasting
rob
Related terms of
roaring
roar
Synonyms of 'roaring'
roaring
Explore 'roaring' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of great
Definition
large in number or amount
a great hall as long and high as a church
Synonyms
large,
big,
huge,
vast,
enormous,
extensive,
tremendous,
immense,
gigantic,
mammoth,
bulky,
colossal,
prodigious,
stupendous,
voluminous,
elephantine,
ginormous (informal),
humongous or humungous (informal),
GR8,
supersize
in the sense of massive
Definition
(of objects) large, bulky, heavy, and usually solid
a massive steam boat
Synonyms
huge,
great,
big,
heavy,
imposing,
vast,
enormous,
solid,
impressive,
substantial,
extensive,
monster,
immense,
hefty,
titanic,
gigantic,
monumental (informal),
whacking (informal),
mammoth,
bulky,
colossal,
whopping (informal),
weighty,
stellar (informal),
hulking,
ponderous,
gargantuan,
elephantine,
ginormous (informal),
humongous or humungous (informal),
supersize
in the sense of terrific
Definition
very great or intense
There was a terrific bang and a great cloud of smoke.