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1roar Listen to audio/ˈroɚ/ verb
roars; roared; roar·ing
1 [no obj] a : to make the loud sound of a wild animal (such as a lion)
We heard a lion roar in the distance.
b : 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]sometimes used figuratively His career suddenly roared back to life.
2 [no obj] : to laugh loudly
The joke got the crowd roaring. The audience roared with laughter. [=the audience laughed loudly for a long time]
3 : to shout (something) very loudly [+ obj] Watch out, he roared. The crowd roared its approval.often + out The general roared out his orders. [no obj] She roared at him for being late.
4 always followed by an adverb or preposition [no obj] : to move noisily and quickly
The truck roared away/off. The car roared down the street. The wind roared through the open barn.sometimes used figuratively The team came roaring back in the second half to win the game.

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