adj
Meaning 1
Intensive; extreme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
roaring
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈɹɔːɹɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɔːɹɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: R AO1 R IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Very successful; lively.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The ice-cream sellers did a roaring trade in the midday heat.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thriving, prosperous, bustling, flourishing, fortunate, lucky, privileged, roaring, successful, wealful
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of roar
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
very lively and profitable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- flourishing businesses
- a palmy time for stockbrokers
- a prosperous new business
- doing a roaring trade
- a thriving tourist center
- did a thriving business in orchids
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, thriving
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 7
extremely
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- roaring drunk
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his bellow filled the hallway
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, yowl
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
noun
Meaning 9
a deep prolonged loud noise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: boom, roar, thunder
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: noise
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, roar + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: рев (rev) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- German: Gebrüll — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Greek: βρυχηθμός (vrychithmós) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Greek: ουρλιαχτό (ourliachtó) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Greek: ροχαλητό (rochalitó) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Greek: κραυγή (kravgí) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Greek: φωνή θηρίου (foní thiríou) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Greek: φλοίσβος (floísvos) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Greek: μούγκρισμα (moúgkrisma) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Greek: ουρλιαχτό ζώου (ourliachtó zóou) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Greek: βουητό (vouitó) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Greek: βοή (voḯ) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Greek: γέλιο (gélio) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Greek: βράχνιασμα (vráchniasma) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Ancient Greek: βρυχηθμός (brukhēthmós) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Macedonian: рикање (rikanje) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Malayalam: ഗർജനം (gaṟjanaṁ) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
- Malayalam: അലർച്ച (alaṟcca) — a loud, deep, prolonged sound
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