Roar | Mean of roar in English Dictionary
/ˈroɚ/
- Verb
- to make the loud sound of a wild animal (such as a lion)
- We heard a lion roar in the distance.
- to make a long, loud sound
- The guns/siren roared.
- The fans were roaring [=yelling and cheering loudly] after their team scored.
- The campfire was roaring. [=the campfire was burning brightly and loudly]
- The engine suddenly roared (back) to life. [=it made the loud sound of an engine and began running well]
- His career suddenly roared back to life.
- to laugh loudly
- The joke got the crowd roaring.
- The audience roared with laughter. [=the audience laughed loudly for a long time]
- to shout (something) very loudly
- “Watch out,” he roared.
- The crowd roared its approval.
- The general roared out his orders.
- She roared at him for being late.
- to move noisily and quickly
- The truck roared away/off.
- The car roared down the street.
- The wind roared through the open barn.
- The team came roaring back in the second half to win the game.
- Noun
- the loud sound of a wild animal (such as a lion)
- a loud, low sound that continues for a long time
- the roar of the airplane engines
- the roar of the river/crowd
- roars of laughter/approval