ROAR


Meaning of ROAR in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ almighty , deafening , ear-splitting , great , huge , loud , mighty , thunderous , tremendous

The lion let out a great ~.

▪ angry , fierce , terrible

The shouting grew into an angry ~.

▪ deep , low

▪ dull , faint , muffled

▪ throaty

the throaty ~ of the engine

▪ distant

the distant ~ of the sea

▪ sudden

VERB + ROAR

▪ give , let out

▪ hear

▪ become

The low rumble had become a ~.

ROAR + VERB

▪ erupt , go up

A mighty ~ went up from the crowd as the home team scored.

▪ echo

The sound of a distant ~ echoed over the plains.

▪ fill sth

A loud ~ filled the air around them.

PREPOSITION

▪ above the ~ , over the ~

She couldn't make herself heard over the ~ of the engines.

▪ with a ~

The car sped off with an almighty ~.

▪ ~ from

There was a crash and a ~ from the kitchen.

▪ ~ of

a ~ of applause

a ~ of laughter

II.

verb

Roar is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ audience , ↑ cannon , ↑ crowd , ↑ engine , ↑ fire , ↑ flame , ↑ lion , ↑ monster , ↑ thunder , ↑ tiger , ↑ traffic , ↑ wave , ↑ wind

Roar is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ approval

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .