ROARING

[adjective], [adverb]We couldn't get any sleep because of the roaring traffic outside our window.A roaring fire is one which has very large flames and is very hot.We sat by the roaring fire listening to the rain outside.(informal) If someone is roaring drunk, they are very drunk and noisy.They came back from the pub roaring drunk.(informal) If something is a roaring success, it is very successful.The party/film was a roaring success.(informal) If someone is doing a roaring trade, they are selling a lot of goods very quickly.It was a hot sunny day and the ice-cream sellers were doing a roaring trade.The roaring forties are the parts of the Atlantic Ocean about 40 degrees north of the Equator where it is often stormy.The roaring twenties are the years between 1920 and 1930 when society was returning to normal after World War I and the general mood of the people was positive.