Roar

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The sound of roaring.

II. Roar ·vt To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.

III. Roar ·vi To be boisterous; to be disorderly.

IV. Roar ·vi To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.

V. Roar ·noun A boisterous outcry or shouting, as in mirth.

VI. Roar ·vi To cry loudly, as in pain, distress, or anger.

VII. Roar ·noun The cry of one in pain, distress, anger, or the like.

VIII. Roar ·noun The deep, loud cry of a wild beast; as, the roar of a lion.

IX. Roar ·vi To bellow, or utter a deep, loud cry, as a lion or other beast.

X. Roar ·vi To laugh out loudly and continuously; as, the hearers roared at his jokes.

XI. Roar ·vi To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses having a certain disease. ·see Roaring, 2.

XII. Roar ·noun A loud, continuous, and confused sound; as, the roar of a cannon, of the wind, or the waves; the roar of ocean.

XIII. Roar ·vi To make a loud, confused sound, as winds, waves, passing vehicles, a crowd of persons when shouting together, or the like.