roar

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɔː/
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• General-American: /ˈɹoɹ/
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• General-American: /ˈɹɔɹ/
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• /ˈɹo(ː)ɹ/ rhotic
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• /ˈɹoə/ non-rhotic
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• rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)
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• homophone: raw (non-rhotic, horse–hoarse merger)
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• CMU ARPABET: R AO1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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. Cognate with Saterland Frisian roorje (“to roar”), German röhren (“to roar”).

267 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: вик (vik) — long, loud, deep shout
• Czech: řev — long, loud, deep shout
• Danish: brøl — long, loud, deep shout
• Finnish: karjaisu — long, loud, deep shout
• Finnish: ärjäisy — long, loud, deep shout
• Galician: brúo — long, loud, deep shout
• Galician: ruxido — long, loud, deep shout
• German: Tosen — long, loud, deep shout
• Greek: ουρλιάζω (ourliázo) — long, loud, deep shout
• Greek: αλαλάζω (alalázo) — long, loud, deep shout
• Greek: αναφωνώ (anafonó) — long, loud, deep shout
• Greek: φωνάζω (fonázo) — long, loud, deep shout
• Greek: μουρμουρίζω (mourmourízo) — long, loud, deep shout
• Greek: μουργίζω (mourgízo) — long, loud, deep shout
• Hebrew: שְׁאָגָה (sh'agá) — long, loud, deep shout
• Ido: bramo — long, loud, deep shout
• Italian: scroscio — long, loud, deep shout
• Korean: 으르렁거리다 (eureureonggeorida) — long, loud, deep shout
• Latin: rudor — long, loud, deep shout
• Malayalam: അലർച്ച (alaṟcca) — long, loud, deep shout
• Norwegian: brøl — long, loud, deep shout
• Persian: فریاد (faryâd) — long, loud, deep shout
• Polish: ryk — long, loud, deep shout
• Portuguese: uivo — long, loud, deep shout
• Russian: вопль (voplʹ) — long, loud, deep shout
• Russian: рёв (rjov) — long, loud, deep shout
• Russian: рык (ryk) — long, loud, deep shout
• Serbo-Croatian: rika — long, loud, deep shout
• Spanish: rugido — long, loud, deep shout
• Spanish: bramido — long, loud, deep shout
• Swedish: vrål — long, loud, deep shout
• Arabic: زَئِير (zaʔīr) — cry of the lion
• Bulgarian: рев (rev) — cry of the lion
• Catalan: bram — cry of the lion
• Catalan: rugit — cry of the lion
• Czech: řev — cry of the lion
• Danish: brøl — cry of the lion
• Dutch: brul — cry of the lion
• Esperanto: roro — cry of the lion
• Finnish: karjunta — cry of the lion
• French: rugissement — cry of the lion
• Galician: ruxido — cry of the lion
• German: Brüllen — cry of the lion
• Greek: βρυχηθμός (vrychithmós) — cry of the lion
• Ancient Greek: βρύχημα (brúkhēma) — cry of the lion
• Ido: bramo — cry of the lion
• Irish: géim — cry of the lion
• Italian: ruggìto — cry of the lion
• Italian: ruggito — cry of the lion
• Japanese: 咆哮 (hōkō) — cry of the lion
• Latin: rudor — cry of the lion
• Macedonian: рик (rik) — cry of the lion
• Malay: aum — cry of the lion
• Malay: ngauman — cry of the lion
• Malayalam: ഗർജനം (gaṟjanaṁ) — cry of the lion
• Norwegian: brøl — cry of the lion
• Persian: غرش (ġorreš) — cry of the lion
• Persian: نعره (na're) — cry of the lion
• Polish: ryk — cry of the lion
• Portuguese: rugido — cry of the lion
• Russian: рык (ryk) — cry of the lion
• Russian: рыча́ние (ryčánije) — cry of the lion
• Spanish: rugido — cry of the lion
• Swedish: vrål — cry of the lion
• Tagalog: ungol — cry of the lion
• Turkish: kükreme — cry of the lion
• Ukrainian: рича́ння (ryčánnja) — cry of the lion
• Urdu: گونج (gūñj) — cry of the lion
• Azerbaijani: anqırtı — deep cry of the bull
• Belarusian: роў (row) — deep cry of the bull
• Danish: brøl — deep cry of the bull
• Finnish: mylvintä — deep cry of the bull
• Galician: brúo — deep cry of the bull
• Ido: bramo — deep cry of the bull
• Irish: géim — deep cry of the bull
• Italian: muggito — deep cry of the bull
• Latin: rudor — deep cry of the bull
• Persian: نعره (na're) — deep cry of the bull
• Russian: рёв (rjov) — deep cry of the bull
• Spanish: rugido — deep cry of the bull
• Spanish: bramido — deep cry of the bull
• Ukrainian: рев (rev) — deep cry of the bull
• Bulgarian: бучене (bučene) — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Danish: brøl — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Finnish: jyrinä — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• French: vrombissement — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Galician: bramido — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• German: Aufheulen — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Greek: βουίζω (vouízo) — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Ido: bramo — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Irish: tormán — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Italian: rombo — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Māori: horu — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Māori: haruru — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Māori: rarā — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Norwegian: brøl — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Polish: ryk — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Russian: рёв (rjov) — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Russian: рык (ryk) — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Russian: рыча́ние (ryčánije) — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Spanish: bramido — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Swedish: dån — loud resounding noise such as sound of a motorbike or a similar engine
• Finnish: ärjäisy — show of strength or character
• Albanian: gjëmoj — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Arabic: أَنَّ (ʔanna) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Belarusian: раўці́ (rawcí) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Belarusian: ры́каць (rýkacʹ) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Belarusian: гы́ркаць (hýrkacʹ) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Bulgarian: викам (vikam) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Chinese Mandarin: 咆哮 (páoxiāo) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Chinese Mandarin: 怒吼 (nùhǒu) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Czech: řvát — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Dutch: brullen — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Finnish: karjaista — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Finnish: ärjäistä — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Finnish: karjahtaa — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• French: rugir — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• French: hurler — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Galician: bramar — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Galician: ruxir — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Georgian: ღრიალი (ɣriali) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• German: brüllen — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• German: brüele — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Greek: βρυχώμαι (vrychómai) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Greek: βογκάω (vogkáo) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Greek: μουγκρίζω (mougkrízo) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Greek: βοώ (voó) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Greek: βρύχομαι (vrýchomai) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Greek: βρυχιέμαι (vrychiémai) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Greek: ουρλιάζω (ourliázo) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Greek: φωνάζω (fonázo) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Greek: κραυγάζω (kravgázo) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Greek: ροχαλίζω (rochalízo) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Greek: βρυχηθώ (vrychithó) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Greek: βραχνιάζω (vrachniázo) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Ancient Greek: βρυχάομαι (brukháomai) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Ido: bramar — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Italian: ruggire — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Japanese: 怒鳴る (donaru) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Central Kurdish: نەڕاندن (nerrandin) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Lithuanian: riaumoti — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Māori: pararā — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Māori: haruru — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Māori: horu — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Māori: horuhoru — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Mpade: swe — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Norwegian: brøla — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Occitan: rugir — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Occitan: bramar — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Occitan: cridar — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Persian: خروشیدن (xorušidan) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Polish: ryczeć — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Polish: zaryczeć — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Portuguese: uivar — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Portuguese: rugir — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Romanian: urla — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Russian: реве́ть (revétʹ) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Russian: рыча́ть (ryčátʹ) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Sanskrit: गर्जति (garjati) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Serbo-Croatian: rikati — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Serbo-Croatian: riknuti — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Lower Sorbian: ricaś — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Spanish: rugir — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Swedish: ryta — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Ukrainian: реві́ти (revíty) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Ukrainian: ревти́ (revtý) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Ukrainian: рика́ти (rykáty) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Ukrainian: рича́ти (ryčáty) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Ukrainian: гарча́ти (harčáty) — to make loud, deep cry of emotion
• Arabic: قَهْقَهَ (qahqaha) — to laugh in a particularly loud manner
• Finnish: ulvoa — to laugh in a particularly loud manner
• French: s'esclaffer — to laugh in a particularly loud manner
• French: rire aux éclats — to laugh in a particularly loud manner
• French: rire à gorge déployée — to laugh in a particularly loud manner
• French: éclater de rire — to laugh in a particularly loud manner
• French: rire comme une baleine — to laugh in a particularly loud manner
• Greek: γελάω (geláo) — to laugh in a particularly loud manner
• Greek: τσιρίζω (tsirízo) — to laugh in a particularly loud manner
• Greek: κακαρίζω (kakarízo) — to laugh in a particularly loud manner
• Italian: sganasciarsi dalle risate — to laugh in a particularly loud manner
• Māori: pukukata — to laugh in a particularly loud manner
• Uzbek: qahqaha — to laugh in a particularly loud manner
• Arabic: زَأَرَ (zaʔara) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Arabic: هَرْهَرَ (harhara) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Aramaic: ܢܗܡܬܐ — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Belarusian: раўці́ (rawcí) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Belarusian: ры́каць (rýkacʹ) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Bulgarian: рева (reva) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Catalan: rugir — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Chinese Mandarin: 吼 (hǒu) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Danish: brøle — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Dutch: brullen — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Esperanto: rori — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Esperanto: muĝi — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Finnish: karjua — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Finnish: karjahtaa — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Finnish: karjaista — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• French: rugir — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Galician: bruar — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Galician: bramar — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Galician: ruxir — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Georgian: ღრიალი (ɣriali) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Georgian: ბრდღვენა (brdɣvena) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Georgian: ღმუილი (ɣmuili) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• German: brüllen — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌾𐍉𐌽 (baljōn) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Greek: βρυχώμαι (vrychómai) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Greek: βρυχιέμαι (vrychiémai) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Ancient Greek: βρυχάομαι (brukháomai) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Hawaiian: kūwō — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Hawaiian: kūō — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Hebrew: שָׁאַג (sha'ág) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Ido: bramar — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Indonesian: mengaum — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Irish: búir — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Irish: géim — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Italian: ruggire — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Japanese: 吠える (hoeru) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Latin: rudō — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Latvian: rēkt — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Malay: mengaum — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Māori: ngunguru — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Norwegian: brøle — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Occitan: rugir — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Occitan: bramar — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Persian: غرش (ġorreš) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Polish: ryczeć — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Polish: zaryczeć — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Portuguese: uivar — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Portuguese: rugir — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Rarotongan: ngurunguru — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Romanian: rage — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Romanian: mugi — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Romanian: zbiera — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Russian: рыча́ть (ryčátʹ) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Russian: реве́ть (revétʹ) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Serbo-Croatian: рикати — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Serbo-Croatian: rikati — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Lower Sorbian: ricaś — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Spanish: rugir — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Spanish: bramar — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Swedish: ryta — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Tahitian: ʻūʻuru — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Tahitian: ʻuʻuru — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Tongan: ngungulu — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Turkish: kükremek — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Ukrainian: рича́ти (ryčáty) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Ukrainian: ревти́ (revtý) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Ukrainian: реві́ти (revíty) — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Vietnamese: gầm — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Walloon: groûler — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Welsh: rhuo — of animals, to make a loud deep noise
• Bulgarian: буча (buča) — to make a loud resounding noise
• Finnish: jyristä — to make a loud resounding noise
• French: rugir — to make a loud resounding noise
• Galician: ruxir — to make a loud resounding noise
• Ido: bramar — to make a loud resounding noise
• Māori: wawā — to make a loud resounding noise
• Māori: haruru — to make a loud resounding noise
• Māori: pararā — to make a loud resounding noise
• Māori: rarā — to make a loud resounding noise
• Finnish: rynnistää — to proceed vigorously
• Finnish: karjua — to cry aloud; to proclaim loudly
• Finnish: jyristä — to cry aloud; to proclaim loudly
• Finnish: myrskytä — to be boisterous; to be disorderly
• Finnish: kuohua — to be boisterous; to be disorderly
• Bulgarian: хриптя (hriptja) — to make a loud noise in breathing