roar

See also Roar

English

Etymology

Old English rārian, from Germanic. Cognate with German röhren.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /rɔː/, SAMPA: /rO:/
• (US) enPR: rôr, IPA: /roʊr/, /rɔːr/, SAMPA: /rO:r/

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  • Rhymes: -ɔː(r)

Verb

roar (third-person singular simple present roars, present participle roaring, simple past and past participle roared)

1. To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
2. To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
3. Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.

   The lioness roared to scare off the hyenas.

4. Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
   • 1944, Ernie Pyle, Brave Men, University of Nebraska Press (2001), page 107:

     "Those lovely valleys and mountains were filled throughout the day and night with the roar of heavy shooting."

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   • 2011 January 25, Phil McNulty, “Blackpool 2 - 3 Man Utd”, BBC:

     United's attempt to extend their unbeaten league sequence to 23 games this season looked to be in shreds as the Seasiders - managed by Ian Holloway - roared into a fully deserved two-goal lead at the interval.

Translations

to make loud deep cry of emotional

Dutch: brullen (nl) Finnish: karjaista (fi), ärjäistä (fi) Kurdish: نه‌ڕاندن Persian: خروشیدن (fa) (ķrušidan)

Polish: ryczeć (pl), zaryczeć (pl) Portuguese: uivar (pt) m. Romanian: urla (ro) Swedish: ryta (sv)

of animals

Danish: brøle (da) Dutch: brullen (nl) French: rugir (fr) German: brüllen (de) Malay: mengaum (ms) Norwegian: brøle (no) Persian: غرش (fa) (ghorreš)

Polish: ryczeć (pl), zaryczeć (pl) Portuguese: uivar (pt) m. Romanian: rage (ro), mugi (ro), zbiera (ro) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: рикати (sh) Roman: rikati (sh) Spanish: rugir (es), bramar (es)

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French: rugir Italian: ruggìre

Spanish: bramar

Noun

roar (plural roars)

1. A long, loud, deep shout made with the mouth wide open.
2. The cry of the lion.
   • 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

     The Winkies were not a brave people, but they had to do as they were told. So they marched away until they came near to Dorothy. Then the Lion gave a great roar and sprang towards them, and the poor Winkies were so frightened that they ran back as fast as they could.

3. The deep cry of the bull.
4. A loud sound as of a motorbike or a similar engine.
5. A show of strength or character.

Translations

long, loud, deep shout

Danish: brøl (da) n. Finnish: karjaisu, ärjäisy Italian: ruggìto m. Norwegian: brøl (no) n.

Persian: فریاد (fa) (faryād) Polish: ryk (pl) m. Portuguese: uivo (pt) m. Spanish: rugido (es) m.

cry of the lion

Danish: brøl (da) n. Dutch: brul (nl) m. Esperanto: roro (eo) French: rugissement (fr) m. Italian: ruggìto m.

Malay: (also with tigers) aum (ms) Norwegian: brøl (no) n. Persian: غرش (fa) (ghorreš), نئره (fa) (nare) Polish: ryk (pl) m. Spanish: rugido (es) m.

deep cry of the bull

Danish: brøl (da) n. Persian: نئره (fa) (nare)

Spanish: rugido (es) m.

sound of a motorbike or a similar engine

Danish: brøl (da) n. Italian: rombo (it) m. Norwegian: brøl (no) n.

Polish: ryk (pl) m. Spanish: rugido (es) m.

show of strength or character

Finnish: ärjäisy

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Mandarin: 漰

Spanish: rugido m., bramido m.

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Verb

roar

1. present tense of roa.