roaring
[ rawr-ing, rohr- ]
/ ˈrɔr ɪŋ, ˈroʊr- /
noun
adjective
adverb
very; extremely: roaring drunk.
Origin of roaring
OTHER WORDS FROM roaring
roar·ing·ly, adverbWords nearby roaring
roanoke,
roanoke island,
roanoke rapids,
roar,
roar up,
roaring,
roaring forties,
roaring twenties,
roarming,
roast,
roaster
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, nounExample 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, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for roaring (2 of 2)
roar
/ (rɔː) /
verb (mainly intr)
noun
See also
roar up
Derived forms of roar
roarer, nounWord Origin for roar
Old English
rārian; related to Old High German
rērēn, Middle Dutch
reren