1. Make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
   "The water roared down the chute"
   - howl 
2. Utter words loudly and forcefully
   "'Get out of here,' he roared"
   - thunder 
3. Emit long loud cries
   - howl, ululate, wail, yawl, yaup 
4. Act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
   "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town" 
5. Make a loud noise, as of animal
   - bellow 
6. Laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
   - howl

1. A deep prolonged loud noise
   - boom, roaring, thunder 
2. A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
   - bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo [non-standard], holloa, roaring, yowl 
3. The sound made by a lion

Sounds like: raw

Derived forms: roared, roars, roaring

See also: roarer

Type of: call, continue, cry, emit, express joy, express mirth, go forward, holler, hollo [non-standard], laugh, let loose, let out, make noise, noise, outcry, proceed, resound, scream, shout, shout out, squall, utter, vociferation, yell

Encyclopedia: Roar Roar, Lion Roar, Lion, Roar

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