roar
[verb]
Synonyms:
- cry, bawl, bay, bellow, howl, shout, yell
- guffaw, hoot, laugh heartily, split one's sides (informal)
[noun]
Synonyms:
- cry, bellow, howl, outcry, shout, yell
- guffaw, hoot

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Contrasted words: breathe, murmur, mutter, whisper
Related Words: rebound, repercuss, reverberate, shout, vociferate, yell, din

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English Thesaurus: noise, racket/din, row, roar, hubbub, ...

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I. roar¹ /rɔː $ rɔːr/ verb
[Language: Old English; Origin: rarian]

1. [intransitive] to make a deep, very loud noise ⇒ growl:
We heard a lion roar.
The engines roared.

2. [intransitive and transitive] to shout something in a deep powerful voice:
‘Get out of my house!’ he roared.
The crowd roared in delight.

3. [intransitive] to laugh loudly and continuously:
By this time, Michael was roaring with laughter.

4. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a vehicle roars somewhere, it moves very quickly and noisily:
The car roared off down the road.
roar back phrasal verb
if a competitor or team that was losing roars back, they start performing much better – used in sports reports:
In the second half Leeds came roaring back with two goals in five minutes.

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II. roar² noun [countable]

1. a deep, loud noise made by an animal such as a lion, or by someone’s voice ⇒ growl:
the roar of the crowd
He let out a roar of laughter.

2. a continuous loud noise, especially made by a machine or a strong wind:
the roar of the traffic

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roar
noun
ADJ. almighty, deafening, great, loud, mighty The lion let out a great roar.
deep | dull, muffled | hollow | throaty the throaty roar of the engine
background, distant the distant roar of the sea
sudden
VERB + ROAR give, let out | hear
ROAR + VERB go up A mighty roar went up from the crowd as the home team scored.
PREP. above/over the ~ She couldn't make herself heard over the roar of the engines.
with a ~ The car sped off with an almighty roar.
~ from There was a crash and a roar from the kitchen.
~ of a roar of applause/laughter
 ⇒ Note at SOUND

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noise a loud sound, especially an unpleasant one:
Traffic noise is a problem in inner-city areas.
Why is the washing machine making so much noise?
racket/din a loud unpleasant noise, especially one that annoys you. Racket is more informal than din:
I wish those kids would stop making such a racket.
I shouted to make myself heard above the din of the crowd.
the din of battle
row British English a very loud unpleasant noise, especially one that continues for a long time:
the deafening row of the loudspeakers
roar a loud noise that continues for a long time – used about the noise from an engine, the traffic, a crowd, the sea, or the wind:
She heard the roar of a motorbike behind her.
the roar of the waves breaking on the beach
the roar of the crowd at the Blue Jays baseball game
hubbub especially written the unclear sound of a lot of people talking and moving around in a place:
It’s a wonderful place to escape from the hubbub of London’s busy streets.
His voice rose above the hubbub.
commotion especially written a noise made by people arguing or fighting:
There was a big commotion going on outside the building.
He went downstairs to find out what was causing the commotion.
clamour British English, clamor American English literary a loud noise made by a group of people or things all making a noise at the same time:
They heard the clamour of angry voices.
the clamor of the rain on the roof
the clamour of typewriters
the clamour of the birds

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shout to say something very loudly:
The two men were shouting angrily at each other.
‘Wait for me!’ he shouted.
yell (also holler American English) to shout very loudly, especially because you are angry, excited, or in pain. Yell is more informal than shout:
The children were yelling at each other across the street.
‘Steve, are you there?’ Patti hollered up the stairs.
call (out) to shout in order to get someone’s attention:
He called her name but she didn’t hear him.
‘Is anybody there?’ he called out.
cry (out) written to shout something loudly, especially because you are in pain, frightened, or very excited:
‘I can’t move,’ Lesley cried.
He cried out in panic.
‘Look what I’ve found!’ she cried.
scream to shout in a very loud high voice, because you are frightened, unhappy, angry etc:
The baby wouldn’t stop screaming.
She screamed as she jumped into the cold water.
‘It’s my money!’ she screamed at him.
roar written to shout in a loud deep voice:
The crowd roared their appreciation.
‘Stop this nonsense!' he roared.
bellow written to shout in a loud deep voice, especially when you want a lot of people to hear you:
He was bellowing orders at the soldiers.
bawl to shout in a loud and unpleasant way, because you are angry or unhappy:
‘What are you doing?’ he bawled.
The kids were bawling in the back of the car.
She was always bawling at the children.
raise your voice to say something more loudly than normal, especially because you are angry:
I never heard my father raise his voice.
cheer if a group of people cheer, they shout as a way of showing their approval:
The crowd cheered when the band came on stage.
a loud scream
Suddenly I heard a loud scream.
a shrill/piercing/high-pitched scream (=with a very high sound)
The sound of gunfire mingled with the shrill screams of the injured.
a bloodcurdling scream (=very frightening)
With a blood-curdling scream, he threw himself at Paul.
a terrified scream (=by someone who is terrified)
I let out a terrified scream and scuttled down the stairs.
a terrible scream (=by someone suffering great pain or fear)
We were woken late that night by the most terrible screams.
a little scream
Mrs Wood gave a little scream.
a muffled/stifled scream (=made quieter, for example by putting a hand over someone’s mouth)
No one heard her muffled screams.
let out a scream
He let out a piercing scream.
give a scream
She gave a scream of delight.
a scream of laughter/delight
We could hear the children’s screams of laughter.
a scream of pain/terror/agony
My screams of terror awoke my parents.

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squeak a very short high sound or cry:
I heard the squeak of his shoes on the tiled floor.
Annie gave a squeak of surprise.
creak a long high sound that something makes when someone opens it, walks on it, sits on it etc - used especially about a door, wooden floor, bed, or stairs:
the creak of floorboards
The door opened with a creak.
screech a loud, long, unpleasantly high sound - used especially about someone’s voice, or about brakes, tyres etc:
There was a screech of tyres followed by a bang.
She let out a screech of horror.
beep (also bleep British English) a high electronic sound that a machine sends out, especially in order to attract someone’s attention:
You’ll hear a bleep when the photocopier’s finished printing.
hum a quiet low continuous sound, especially from electrical equipment, traffic, an engine, or people’s conversation:
The only sound was the faint hum of the air-conditioning unit.
He could hear the hum of distant traffic.
rustle a continuous quiet sound from papers, leaves, or clothes when they rub together:
She heard the rustle of dried leaves behind her.
the rustle of silk dresses
murmur a quiet low continuous sound, especially from people’s voices that are far away:
The murmur of voices died away.
They spoke in a low murmur.
rumble a series of long low sounds, especially from big guns, traffic, or thunder:
I heard a rumble of thunder.
the low rumble of a train approaching
splash the sound that a liquid makes when something hits it, or when it hits against another thing:
She jumped into the pool with a big splash.
the splash of the waves against the rocks
gurgle the low sound that water makes when it flows gently over or through something:
the gurgle of a stream
She listened to the gurgle as the water drained out of the bath.
plop the sudden short sound when something is dropped into a liquid:
Kate dropped the ice into her glass with a plop.
hiss a continuous high sound when air or gas comes out of something:
There was a hiss of steam from the coffee machine.
Workers reported hearing a loud hiss moments before the explosion.
bang a short sudden loud noise made by a gun, bomb etc:
There was a loud bang as the bomb exploded.
The firework went off with a bang.
boom a very loud sound from an explosion, which you can hear for several seconds after it begins:
The building exploded into rubble with a loud boom.
The boom of artillery fire echoed in the distance.
roar a continuous very loud noise that gets louder and continues for a long time:
The light was followed by the deafening roar of explosions.
the roar of the ship’s guns
crash a very loud sound caused when something hits something else, especially when damage is caused:
The tray of dishes fell to the floor with a crash.
I heard an enormous crash outside our house, and I went to see what had happened.
thud a quiet low sound made when a heavy object falls down onto surface:
There was a dull thud as the box hit the floor.
His head hit the ground with a sickening thud.
thump a dull loud sound made when a heavy object hits something else:
There was a loud thump as Eddie threw Luther back against the wall.
clink a short ringing sound made when two glass, metal, or china objects hit each other:
the clink of champagne glasses
The clink of cutlery could be heard in the restaurant.
tinkle the pleasant sound that is made by light pieces of glass or metal hitting each other repeatedly:
He listened to the faint tinkle of cow bells in the distance.
jingle the sound of small metal objects being shaken together:
the jingle of her bracelets
the jingle of keys
rattle a short repeated sound made when things hit against each other - used especially when part of something is loose and is hitting against something:
There was a strange rattle coming from the engine.
the rattle of the trolley
appear a more formal word for ‘seem’:
These reports appear to be unfounded.
look to seem to be something, often because of what can be seen:
The future looks bleak.
He looked pleased.
sound used to say that something or someone seems to be something because of what you have heard or read about them, or because of the noise or voice that you hear:
This study sounds very ambitious.
They heard what sounded like a blow.
come across as something to seem to have particular qualities:
He comes across as a very sensitive man.
sound advice
He gave us some sound advice.
sound judgement
He was beginning to rely on her sound judgement.
a sound reason
Both these buyers have sound reasons for their choice.
a sound investment
Property is usually a sound investment.
a sound policy
The problems of industry will only be solved by sound economic policies.
a sound basis
Sometimes friendship is a sound basis for a good marriage.
environmentally/ecologically sound
The government encourages environmentally sound management of the countryside.
ideologically sound (=good, according to a set of beliefs)
It was the ideologically sound thing to do.
scientifically/technically sound
Are these studies scientifically sound?

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