transcription, транскрипция: [ rɔ:(r) ]
( roars, roaring, roared)
1.
If something, usually a vehicle, roars somewhere, it goes there very fast, making a loud noise. ( WRITTEN )
The plane roared down the runway for takeoff...
VERB : V adv / prep
2.
If something roars , it makes a very loud noise. ( WRITTEN )
The engine roared, and the vehicle leapt forward...
...the roaring waters of Niagara Falls.
VERB : V , V-ing
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Roar is also a noun.
...the roar of traffic...
N-COUNT : usu sing
3.
If someone roars with laughter, they laugh in a very noisy way.
Max threw back his head and roared with laughter.
VERB : V with n
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Roar is also a noun.
There were roars of laughter as he stood up.
N-COUNT : N of n
4.
If someone roars , they shout something in a very loud voice. ( WRITTEN )
‘I’ll kill you for that,’ he roared...
During the playing of the national anthem the crowd roared and whistled...
The audience roared its approval.
VERB : V with quote , V , V n
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Roar is also a noun.
There was a roar of approval.
N-COUNT
5.
When a lion roars , it makes the loud sound that lions typically make.
The lion roared once, and sprang.
VERB : V
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Roar is also a noun.
...the roar of lions in the distance.
N-COUNT