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roarer

Variant of roar

intransitive verb

  1. to utter a loud, deep, rumbling sound, as a lion or a person in excitement, pain, anger, etc.
  2. to breathe with a loud, hoarse, rasping noise, as a diseased horse
  3. to talk or laugh loudly and boisterously
  4. to make a loud noise in moving, operating, etc., as a motor or gun
  5. to resound with a noisy din

transitive verb

  1. to utter in or express with a loud, deep sound
  2. to make, put, force, etc. by roaring: to roar oneself hoarse

noun

  1. a loud, deep, rumbling sound, as of a lion, bull, person or crowd shouting, etc.; sound of roaring
  2. a loud burst of laughter
  3. a loud noise, as of waves, a storm, a motor, etc.; din

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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