Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: roar
IPA transcription: [ɹ'ɔɹ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: boom, roar, roaring, thunder
    Meaning: a deep prolonged loud noise
  • Synonyms: bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl
    Meaning: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: roar, howl
    Meaning: make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"
  • Synonyms: thunder, roar
    Meaning: utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"
  • Synonyms: howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup
    Meaning: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
  • Synonyms: roar
    Meaning: act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way; "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billington
  • Synonyms: bellow, roar
    Meaning: make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"
Usage examples
  • And such a roar as it was!
  • Then it blew up with a roar.
  • "You roar like a foghorn on a dark night.
  • I could roar you as 'twere any nightingale."
  • A roar that seemed to rend the heavens followed.
  • Roar, grouse, and clamor on, all ye jangling jays.
  • Ah! there was silence now outside; the soft roar had died.
  • The roar of the freshet awoke Nan in her bed before daybreak.
  • "That's old Dutch Henry's house," Park shouted above the roar.
  • While thus busily engaged I was startled by a thundering roar across the lake.