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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024roar•ing /ˈrɔrɪŋ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the act of one that roars:the roaring of the wind.
adj. [before a noun] - making a roar:the roaring thunder.
- very active;
highly successful:a roaring business. - complete;
utter:a roaring idiot.
adv. - very;
completely:roaring drunk.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024roar•ing (rôr′ing, rōr′-),USA pronunciation n. - the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
- a loud, deep cry or sound or a series of such sounds.
- Veterinary Diseasesa disease of horses, caused by respiratory obstruction or vocal cord paralysis, and characterized by loud or rough breathing sounds.
adj. - Animal Behaviormaking or causing a roar, as an animal or thunder.
- brisk or highly successful, as trade:He did a roaring business selling watches to tourists.
- characterized by noisy, disorderly behavior;
boisterous;
riotous:roaring revelry. - complete;
utter;
out-and-out:a roaring idiot; a roaring success.
adv. - very;
extremely:roaring drunk.
- Middle English roryng (noun, nominal, adjective, adjectival), Old English rarung (noun, nominal). See roar, -ing1, -ing2 bef. 1000
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