roaring
1 of 3adjective
roar·ing ˈrȯr-iŋ 
1
: making or characterized by a sound resembling a roar : loud
roaring applause
2
: marked by prosperity especially of a temporary nature : booming
3
: great in intensity or degree
in the roaring heat
a roaring success
roaringly adverb
roaring
2 of 3adverb
: extremely
was roaring hungry
Herman Wouk
Herman Woukroaring
3 of 3noun
: noisy inhalation in a horse especially upon exercising that is caused by paralysis and muscular atrophy of part of the larynx
Synonyms
Adjective
- blaring
- blasting
- booming
- clamorous
- clangorous
- deafening
- earsplitting
- loud
- piercing
- plangent
- resounding
- ringing
- slam-bang
- sonorous
- stentorian
- thundering
- thunderous
Adverb
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
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Example Sentences
Adjective a roaring party that annoyed the neighbors mightily the roaring mining town attracted job seekers eager to share in the boom Adverb We had a roaring good time. we had a roaring good time at the party
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Adjective
Anthony Richardson’s Heisman campaign got off to a rip-roaring start last week with a dominant performance in Florida’s upset victory over Utah. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Preller has been a rip-roaring, bar-stool debate in San Diego, which has been engrossed by his willingness to fight for big names and big contracts once thought to be reserved for the likes of L.A., New York, Boston and Chicago. Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022 It’s a rip-roaring romp that combines black comedy with Hitchcockian horror and social realism—a fable about two clans, one destitute but ambitious and the other naive and wealthy, whose lives become intertwined. Radhika Seth, Vogue, 12 May 2022 The first Mazda 3 to grace the 10Best list was the first-generation Mazdaspeed 3, a rip-roaring, turbocharged, torque-steering hot hatch that won the award in 2007 and 2008. Alexander Stoklosa, Car and Driver, 17 Nov. 2021 Early indications suggest complete devotion to an up-tempo offense based on fastbreaks, rip-roaring finishes and 3-point shots. Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 18 Dec. 2020 What hard rock needed was a rip-roaring, full-on party band that could fill a stadium with shameless ecstasy. Kyle Smith, National Review, 6 Oct. 2020 His announcement spurred a roaring round of applause from the concert crowd. Brian Mccollum, Detroit Free Press, 6 July 2019 The first of the four Warner Bros. movies, 2014's The Lego Movie, got off to a roaring start, netting $468 million worldwide and rave reviews on a budget of $60 million. Aric Jenkins, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020 Noun
French manis are the latest '90s trend to make a roaring comeback. Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 1 Sep. 2022 Traumazine celebrating in Central Park with a roaring crowed full of her biggest fans. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2022 The cutout patterns of moons and stars in the ring make a stunning effect at night during a roaring fire. Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2022 No cabin evening is complete without a roaring fire. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 The other project will rebuild the raw sugar storage shed that burned to the ground in a roaring, three-alarm fire last year. Mckenna Oxenden, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2022 The question has ignited a roaring debate over what the sculpture says about modern-day India and the image the country wants to send to the world. Shefali Anand, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 The House of Commons was packed — and roaring, filled with the usual insults and point scoring, as is typical in the weekly session known as Prime Minister’s Questions, a gladiatorial contest for debaters who graduated from Oxford and Cambridge. Karla Adam, Washington Post, 20 July 2022 With her newfound passion roaring, Kelly’s tenure at Noisey was (unbeknownst to her) winding to a close. Niko Stratis, SPIN, 23 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adverb
1678, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1813, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing roaring
Kids Definition
roaring
adjective
roar·ing ˈrȯr-iŋ
: very active or strong
a roaring business
a roaring fire
Medical Definition
roaring
noun
roar·ing -iŋ
: noisy inhalation in a horse especially upon exercising that is caused by paralysis and muscular atrophy of part of the larynx compare grunting, thick wind
roaringly
adverb
as in extremely
to a great degree a roaringly successful Broadway play Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- extremely
- incredibly
- very
- terribly
- highly
- too
- damned
- damn
- jolly
- so
- wildly
- badly
- really
- super
- severely
- desperately
- seriously
- intensely
- far
- exceptionally
- that
- full
- awfully
- fantastically
- fabulously
- fiercely
- most
- mighty
- supremely
- exceedingly
- much
- hugely
- particularly
- frightfully
- heavily
- roaring
- especially
- immensely
- greatly
- utterly
- real
- achingly
- uncommonly
- absolutely
- remarkably
- totally
- surpassingly
- eminently
- awful
- blisteringly
- such
- enormously
- filthy
- wicked
- specially
- thoroughly
- mortally
- stinking
- completely
- exceeding
- vitally
- archly
- way
- beastly
- colossally
- rattling
- cracking
- good and
- deadly
- thumping
- vastly
- unco
- extra
- positively
- sore
- dang
- a lot
- mightily
- deeply
- whacking
- passing
- entirely
- downright
- majorly
- almighty
- monstrous
- corking
- sorely
- wholly
- bone
- noticeably
- significantly
- profoundly
- ever
- visibly
- spanking
- considerably
- fully
- radically
- palpably
- right
- obviously
- notably
- markedly
- substantially
- astonishingly
- obscenely
- as all get-out
- staggeringly
- flat-out
- purely
- monumentally
- amazingly
- excessively
- discernibly
- monstrously
- plentifully
- abundantly
- extensively
- plainly
- altogether
- appreciably
- astronomically
- grandly
- overmuch
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- somewhat
- slightly
- little
- nominally
- marginally
- hardly
- just
- negligibly
- scarcely
- barely
- minimally
- meagerly
- scantily