Thesaurus: roar

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1. v. i. To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.
2. v. i. To bellow, or utter a deep, loud cry, as a lion or other beast.
3. v. i. To cry loudly, as in pain, distress, or anger.
4. v. i. To make a loud, confused sound, as winds, waves, passing vehicles, a crowd of persons when shouting together, or the like.
5. v. i. To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
6. v. i. To laugh out loudly and continuously; as, the hearers roared at his jokes.
7. v. i. To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses having a certain disease. See Roaring, 2.
8. v. t. To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
9. n. The sound of roaring.
10. n. The deep, loud cry of a wild beast; as, the roar of a lion.
11. n. The cry of one in pain, distress, anger, or the like.
12. n. A loud, continuous, and confused sound; as, the roar of a cannon, of the wind, or the waves; the roar of ocean.
13. n. A boisterous outcry or shouting, as in mirth.