I. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English roringe, roring, from Old English rārung, from rārian to roar + -ung -ing
1.
a. : a loud deep prolonged sound (as an utterance or cry of an animal or of a person in distress, anger or mirth)
b. : a loud indistinct steady sound (as of wind, waves, or a crowd)
2. : noisy respiration in a horse caused by paralysis of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve and atrophy of the muscles of the arytenoid cartilage on that side, occurring only during exercise, and constituting an unsoundness in the horse — compare grunting , thick wind
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English roring, alteration (influenced by roringe, roring, n.) of rorende, present participle of roren to roar
1. : making or characterized by a noise like a roar : loud
roaring applause
2. : riotous , disorderly
3. : marked by prosperity or bustle especially of a temporary nature : thriving , booming
overnight the sleepy post became a roaring construction camp — Tom Marvel
doing a roaring trade
• roar·ing·ly adverb
III. adverb
: extremely — used in the phrase roaring drunk