Verb We heard a lion roar in the distance. The joke got the crowd roaring. The crowd roared its approval. She roared at him for being late. Noun the roar of the airplane engines the roar of the river See More
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Verb
New head coach Dan Lanning – the former Georgia defensive coordinator – will have his D ready to roar from the start, but it’s not like Stetson Bennett hasn’t dealt with fire-breathing defenses before. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 President Biden inherited a growing economy primed to roar back from the pandemic, and in barely a year and a half has dragged America back to the 1970s. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 28 July 2022 But after giving birth, the hormone rapidly drops, often causing migraine to roar back with an almighty force, according to the Mayo Clinic. Kirsten Nunez, SELF, 22 June 2022 Saturday and Sunday -- but heat in the upper 90s is expected to roar back with a vengeance by Monday. Caleb Stultz, The Courier-Journal, 15 June 2022 Johanson later missed a shot that would have put him up by two points, allowing Perry to roar back and win in three sets. Drew Schott, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2022 Scientists warned that the drop would be temporary because economies would roar back stronger than ever to make up for lost revenue. Matt Simon, Wired, 27 Dec. 2021 The first, in real time, prompted a jubilant, triumphal roar.New York Times, 26 July 2022 Keep an eye on last season’s Cup Series winner, Kyle Larson, who was given the highest odds by NASCAR.com to win at Fontana and could roar back onto the scene after an accident at Daytona caused a 32nd-place finish. Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2022
Noun
Anderson and other speakers occasionally were drowned out by the roar of state Route 67 directly behind them during the press conference. Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Aug. 2022 Each one was met by a louder roar from the 47,061 fans and an increasingly enthusiastic reception in the dugout. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2022 Beneath a curving concrete overpass, behind a wall of green fencing, surrounded by the roar of traffic, a swimming hole beckons in the heart of Beijing.New York Times, 25 June 2022 The quiet was soon to be shattered by a thrilling roar from the nearby seventh green. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022 The roar contest is at 4:30 p.m., the costume contest is at 5:30 p.m., and the onion-eating contest is at 7:30 p.m. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2022 Amid the thunderous roar of cheering fans Sunday night at the Capital One Arena, the effervescent members of K-pop group Seventeen reveled in their latest triumph: a win at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, announced during their concert. Teta Alim, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Featuring a Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust that replicates the roar of V8 engine, the new concept EV aims to excite fans of the Hellcat and other previous Charger models.CBS News, 18 Aug. 2022 The brand also has outfitted the concept car with a synthetic exhaust tone that is meant to emulate the thunderous roar of its gas-engine muscle cars. Ryan Felton, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English roren, from Old English rārian; akin to Old High German rērēn to bleat