roarverb
uk/rɔːr/us/rɔːr/C2 [ I ] to make a long, loud, deep sound:
We could hear the lions roaring at the other end of the zoo.
[ I ] If a vehicle or aircraft roars somewhere, it moves there very quickly making a lot of noise:
She looked up as a plane roared overhead.
The street was full of boys roaring up and down on their motorbikes.
C2 [ T ] to shout loudly:
[ + speech ] "Stop that!" he roared.
More examples
- A cloud of dust rose in the air as the car roared past.
- The monster roared and gnashed its teeth.
- The lion opened its jaws and roared.
- The plane roared overhead and went into a nosedive.
- She roared with laughter .
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bellow
- caterwaul
- caw
- cluck
- coo
- growl
- hiss
- howling
- oink
- peep
- snarl
- squawk
- squee
- whimper
- woof
- yelp
- yip
- yowl
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
Shouting & screaming
Phrasal verb(s)
roar with sth
roarnoun [ C or S ]
uk/rɔːr/us/rɔːr/C2 a loud, deep sound:
The lion let out a loud roar.
His apartment was on a main road and there was a constant roar of traffic.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bark
- bellow
- caterwaul
- caw
- cluck
- coo
- growl
- hiss
- howling
- oink
- peep
- snarl
- squawk
- squee
- whimper
- woof
- yelp
- yip
- yowl
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Sounds made by humans with their mouths