what does roar mean?
ROAR as NOUN
- Meaning
- a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
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- his bellow filled the hallway
Hypernyms(s) roar is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a deep prolonged loud noise
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Hypernyms(s) roar is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) roar is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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ROAR as VERB
- Meaning
- laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
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Hypernyms(s) roar is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- utter words loudly and forcefully
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Usage Example(s)
- `Get out of here,” he roared
Hypernyms(s) roar is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
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Usage Example(s)
- The wind was howling in the trees
- The water roared down the chute
Hypernyms(s) roar is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- wail in self-pity
- howl with sorrow
Hypernyms(s) roar is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- make a loud noise, as of animal
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Hypernyms(s) roar is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way
Usage Example(s)
- desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town-R.A.Billington
Hypernyms(s) roar is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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