Meaning

9 senses
  1. (intransitive)To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.

    brüllen

    реве́тьrevétʹ, рыча́тьryčátʹ

    реві́тиrevíty, ревти́revtý, рика́тиrykáty

    make a loud noise, as of animal

  2. To laugh in a particularly loud manner.

    The audience roared at his jokes.

    laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

  3. Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.

    The lioness roared to scare off the hyenas.

    make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

  4. Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.

  5. (figuratively)To proceed vigorously.

  6. (transitive)To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.

  7. To be boisterous; to be disorderly.

  8. To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.

  9. (Midlands, North, UK, Yorkshire, informal)To cry.

Examples

138 sentences
  1. The lions roared in their cages.

    ruЛьвы рычали в своих клетках.

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  2. The picnic was a roaring success.

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  3. The cold north wind was roaring outside.

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  4. We heard tigers roaring in the distance.

    ruМы слышали, как вдалеке рычали тигры.

    deWir hörten Tiger in der Ferne brüllen.

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  5. Did you hear the roar of the lions?

    ruТы слышал рычание львов?

    deHast du das Brüllen der Löwen gehört?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
of animals, to make a loud deep noise:
to make loud, deep cry of emotion:
Русский
By meaning 1
of animals, to make a loud deep noise:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of animals, to make a loud deep noise:

Origin

From Middle English roren, raren, from Old English rārian (“to roar; wail; lament”), from

From Middle English roren, raren, from Old English rārian (“to roar; wail; lament”), from Proto-West Germanic *rairōn, from Proto-Germanic *rairōną (“to bellow; roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to shout; bellow; yell; bark”), perhaps of imitative origin.

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Forms

roars, roaring, roared, roared
Base formroar · to roar
3rd person singularroars
Present participleroaring
Past simpleroared
Past participleroared

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyroar
he, she, itroars

Past simpleLesson

all personsroared

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave roared
he, she, ithas roared

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill roar

Phrasal verbs

6 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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