a loud, deep cry or sound or a series of such sounds.
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of horses, caused by respiratory obstruction or vocal cord paralysis, and characterized by loud or rough breathing sounds.
adjective
making or causing a roar, as an animal or thunder.
brisk or highly successful, as trade: He did a roaring business selling watches to tourists.
characterized by noisy, disorderly behavior; boisterous; riotous: roaring revelry.
complete; utter; out-and-out: a roaring idiot; a roaring success.
adverb
very; extremely: roaring drunk.
Origin of roaring
before 1000; Middle English roryng (noun, adj.), Old English rarung (noun). See roar, -ing1, -ing2
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The younger brother would try everything in his power from a distance to subdue the roaring flames of passion.
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Our stereotype of the ‘Roaring Twenties’ is cocaine, nightclubs, and flapper girls.
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If the goal was to get 'em talking, last Sunday night's Miss America competition was a roaring success.
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Upon this shall come a roaring lion dreadful for his monstrous cruelty.
Old English Chronicles|Various
Paul was awoke after some time by the roaring sound of the waves dashing against the shore.
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From the dark depths of mystic crypts came groanings, like the roaring of lions penned beside the caves of martyrs.
The Battle Of The Strong, Complete|Gilbert Parker
Wine, lights, solitude in which to finish our game and a roaring good opportunity to sleep afterwards.
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Great iron stoves are used, in which roaring fires are kept burning incessantly from October until May.
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British Dictionary definitions for roaring
roaring
/ (ˈrɔːrɪŋ) /
adjective
informalvery brisk and profitable (esp in the phrase a roaring trade)
the roaring daysAustralianthe period of the Australian goldrushes
Irishderogatory, informal(intensifier)a roaring communist
adverb
noisily or boisterously (esp in the phrase roaring drunk)
noun
a loud prolonged cry
a debilitating breathing defect of horses characterized by rasping sounds with each breath: caused by inflammation of the respiratory tract or obstruction of the larynxCompare whistling