roaring
adjective /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
/ˈrɔːrɪŋ/
[only before noun]Idioms - making a continuous loud deep noise
- All we could hear was the sound of roaring water.
- (of a fire) burning with a lot of flames and heat
- There was a roaring fire in the grate, piled high with logs.
see also rip-roaring
Idioms
do a roaring trade (in something)
- (informal) to sell a lot of something very quickly
- The ice-cream vendors were doing a roaring trade.
roaring drunk
- extremely drunk and noisy
- He rolled home roaring drunk at 3 o’clock in the morning.
a roaring success
- (informal) a very great success
- The latest Disneyland has been a roaring success.