roar
A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide openA long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
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Meaning
5 sensesA long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
Tosen
вопльvoplʹ, рёвrjov, рыкryk
a deep prolonged loud noise
The cry of the lion.
Brüllen
рыкryk, рыча́ниеryčánije
рича́нняryčánnja
the sound made by a lion
The deep cry of the bull.
рёвrjov
ревrev
A loud resounding noise.
the roar of a motorbike
Aufheulen
рёвrjov, рыкryk, рыча́ниеryčánije
A show of strength or character.
Examples
138 sentencesThe lions roared in their cages.
ruЛьвы рычали в своих клетках. — Biga
The picnic was a roaring success.
The cold north wind was roaring outside.
We heard tigers roaring in the distance.
ruМы слышали, как вдалеке рычали тигры. — odexed
deWir hörten Tiger in der Ferne brüllen. — al_ex_an_der
Did you hear the roar of the lions?
ruТы слышал рычание львов? — sharptoothed
deHast du das Brüllen der Löwen gehört? — Zaghawa
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English roren, raren, from Old English rārian (“to roar; wail; lament”), fromFrom 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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plural: roarsSynonyms
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