roaring

[ rawr-ing, rohr- ]
/ ˈrɔr ɪŋ, ˈroʊr- /

noun

adjective

adverb

very; extremely: roaring drunk.

Origin of roaring

before 1000; Middle English roryng (noun, adj.), Old English rarung (noun). See roar, -ing1, -ing2

OTHER WORDS FROM roaring

roar·ing·ly, adverb

Definition for roaring (2 of 2)

roar
[ rawr, rohr ]
/ rɔr, roʊr /

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

to utter or express in a roar: to roar denials.
to bring, put, make, etc., by roaring: to roar oneself hoarse.

noun

Origin of roar

before 900; Middle English roren (v.), Old English rārian; cognate with Old High German rēren to bellow

synonym study for roar

1. See cry.

OTHER WORDS FROM roar

roar·er, noun out·roar, verb (used with object) un·der·roar·er, noun

Example sentences from the Web for roaring

British Dictionary definitions for roaring (1 of 2)

roaring
/ (ˈrɔːrɪŋ) /

adjective

informal very brisk and profitable (esp in the phrase a roaring trade)
the roaring days Australian the period of the Australian goldrushes
Irish derogatory, informal (intensifier) a roaring communist

adverb

noisily or boisterously (esp in the phrase roaring drunk)

noun

a loud prolonged cry
a debilitating breathing defect of horses characterized by rasping sounds with each breath: caused by inflammation of the respiratory tract or obstruction of the larynx Compare whistling

Derived forms of roaring

roaringly, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for roaring (2 of 2)

roar
/ (rɔː) /

verb (mainly intr)

noun

See also roar up

Derived forms of roar

roarer, noun

Word Origin for roar

Old English rārian; related to Old High German rērēn, Middle Dutch reren