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verb | noun roarroar1 /rɔr/ ●●○ verb ETYMOLOGYroar1Origin: Old English rarian VERB TABLEroar |
Present | I, you, we, they | roar | | he, she, it | roars | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | roared | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have roared | | he, she, it | has roared | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had roared | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will roar | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have roared |
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Present | I | am roaring | | he, she, it | is roaring | | you, we, they | are roaring | Past | I, he, she, it | was roaring | | you, we, they | were roaring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been roaring | | he, she, it | has been roaring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been roaring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be roaring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been roaring |
► roared with laughter When she told him about the call, he roared with laughter. THESAURUS to say something very loudly► shout to say something very loudly: You don’t need to shout. I’m standing right here. “Get out of the way!” she shouted. ► call (out) to shout in order to get someone’s attention: I called his name, but he didn’t hear me. ► scream to shout in a very loud high voice because you are frightened, angry, excited, etc.: The kids were hoarse from screaming on the roller coaster. ► shriek to shout in a loud high unpleasant voice, because you are frightened, angry, excited, etc.: The kids shrieked when we jumped out from behind the tree. ► screech to shout in a very loud high unpleasant voice because you are angry: She screeched at me to take off my muddy boots. ► yell to say something very loudly, for example because you are angry or excited, or because you want to get someone’s attention: The two drivers got out of their cars and started yelling at each other. ► cry out to make a sudden loud noise, for example when you are suddenly hurt or afraid: He cried out in pain when she twisted his arm. ► raise your voice to say something more loudly than usual, often because you are angry: Don’t raise your voice with me. ► cheer to shout to show that you like a team, performance, etc.: The fans cheered when Madsen scored the winning touchdown. ► bellow/roar to shout something in a loud deep voice: “Stay away from that door,” the guard bellowed. 1[intransitive] if a lion roars, it makes a very loud frightening sound with its mouth wide open: The lions roared in their cages.2[transitive] to say or shout something in a deep powerful voice, showing anger or another emotion: “Get out!” he roared.► see thesaurus at shout13[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to move very quickly and noisily: roar past/down etc. Cars full of young kids roared by with streamers flying.4[intransitive] to make a deep, very loud noise: There was a huge fire roaring in the fireplace.5[intransitive] to suddenly laugh very loudly: When she told him about the call, he roared with laughter.6[intransitive, transitive] if a crowd roars, the people in the crowd all shout together because they are angry or excited, making a very loud noise: The crowd roared in delight.7[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to suddenly start performing much better in a sports game, especially so that you move ahead of your opponent: roar past/back/ahead etc. The Dolphins roared past the Houston Oilers in the second half. [Origin: Old English rarian] verb | noun roarroar2 ●●○ noun [countable] 1a continuous loud noise, especially one made by wind, water, a machine, or a crowd of people: the roar of the surf the roar of the airplane’s engines The crowd noise had risen to a roar.2a deep loud noise made by an animal such as a lion, or by someone’s voice: Nadia let out a roar of laughter. |