Definition of roar

"roar" in the noun sense

1. boom, roar, roaring, thunder

a deep prolonged loud noise

2. bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal

"his bellow filled the hallway"

3. roar

the sound made by a lion

"roar" in the verb sense

1. roar, howl

make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

"The wind was howling in the trees"

"The water roared down the chute"

2. thunder, roar

utter words loudly and forcefully

"`Get out of here,' he roared"

3. howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup

emit long loud cries

"wail in self-pity"

"howl with sorrow"

4. roar

act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way

"desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billington

5. bellow, roar

make a loud noise, as of animal

"The bull bellowed"

6. roar, howl

laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

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Quotations for roar

A strong nor'wester's blowing. Bill!
Hark! don't yet hear it roar now?
Lord help 'em, how I pities them
Unhappy folks on shore now! [ William Pitt ]

Nature knows best, and she says, roar! [ Maria Edgeworth ]

Remember aye, the ocean deeps are mute.
The shallows roar;
Worth is the ocean - fame the bruit
Along the shore. [ Johann C. F. Von Schiller ]

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,
There is a rapture on the lonely shore;
There is society where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar. [ Byron ]

To die is landing on some silent shore.
Where billows never break nor tempests roar;
Ere well we feel the friendly stroke 'tis over. [ Sir Samuel Garth ]

One height
Showed him the ocean, stretched in liquid light,
And he could hear its multitudinous roar,
Its plunge and hiss upon the pebbled shore. [ George Eliot ]

Flashes of merriment that were wont to set the table on a roar. [ William Shakespeare ]

roar in Scrabble®

The word roar is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 4

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Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 4

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