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Definition roar

Etymology

From Middle English roren, raren, from Old English r?rian (“to roar; wail; lament”), from Proto-Germanic *rairijan? (“to bellow; roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to shout; bellow; yell; bark”), perhaps of imitative origin. Cognate with Scots rare, rair (“to roar”), Saterland Frisian roorje (“to roar”), German Low German raren, reren (“to roar; howl”), German röhren (“to roar”).

Verb

roar (third-person singular simple present roars, present participle roaring, simple past and past participle roared)

1. (intransitive) To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
2. To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
3. Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.
4. Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
5. (figuratively) To proceed vigorously.
6. (transitive) To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
7. To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
8. To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.

Noun

roar (plural roars)

1. A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
2. The cry of the lion.
3. The deep cry of the bull.
4. A loud resounding noise.
5. A show of strength or character.

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