What does roar mean?

Definitions for roar
rɔr, roʊrroar

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word roar.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. boom, roar, roaring, thundernoun

    a deep prolonged loud noise

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

    a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

    "his bellow filled the hallway"

  3. roarverb

    the sound made by a lion

  4. roar, howlverb

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

    "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"

  5. thunder, roarverb

    utter words loudly and forcefully

    "`Get out of here,' he roared"

  6. howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaupverb

    emit long loud cries

    "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"

  7. roarverb

    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

  8. bellow, roarverb

    make a loud noise, as of animal

    "The bull bellowed"

  9. roar, howlverb

    laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

Wiktionary

  1. roarnoun

    A long, loud, deep shout made with the mouth wide open.

  2. roarnoun

    The cry of the lion.

  3. roarnoun

    The deep cry of the bull.

  4. roarnoun

    A loud sound as of a motorbike or a similar engine.

  5. roarnoun

    A show of strength or character.

  6. roarverb

    To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.

  7. roarverb

    To laugh in a particularly loud manner.

  8. roarverb

    Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.

    The lioness roared to scare off the hyenas.

  9. roarverb

    Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.

  10. Etymology: rarian, from. Cognate with röhren.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

Wikipedia

  1. Roar

    Roar is a song by American singer Katy Perry for her fourth studio album, Prism (2013). It was released as the lead single from the record on August 10, 2013. Perry co-wrote the song with Bonnie McKee and its producers Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Cirkut. It is a pop song containing elements of arena rock and lyrics centering on standing up for oneself and self-empowerment. To promote the song, Perry performed under the Brooklyn Bridge at the end of the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, on The X Factor Australia, at the Sydney Opera House in late October 2013, and on the German TV show Schlag den Raab. Grady Hall and Mark Kudsi directed the song's music video, which features Perry trying to adapt to the jungle and taming a tiger after surviving a plane crash. Though the song received generally mixed reviews, it was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The song was a commercial success, topping charts in Australia, Austria, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Lebanon, New Zealand, Scotland, Slovenia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By the end of 2013, "Roar" had sold 9.9 million units (combined sales and track-equivalent streams) globally according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). "Roar" has sold over 6 million copies in the US, over 1 million in the UK, and was Australia's best-selling single of 2013 with 560,000 copies sold within the year. When "Roar" was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Perry became the first artist to have three Diamond certified singles in the country, the other being "Firework" and "Dark Horse".

ChatGPT

  1. roar

    A roar is a deep, loud, and powerful sound expressed by certain animals, such as lions or bears, often as a way of communicating. This term can also be used metaphorically or figuratively to describe a similar sound made by things such as crowd noises or natural phenomena like thunder or strong winds.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Roarverb

    to cry with a full, loud, continued sound

  2. Roarverb

    to bellow, or utter a deep, loud cry, as a lion or other beast

  3. Roarverb

    to cry loudly, as in pain, distress, or anger

  4. Roarverb

    to make a loud, confused sound, as winds, waves, passing vehicles, a crowd of persons when shouting together, or the like

  5. Roarverb

    to be boisterous; to be disorderly

  6. Roarverb

    to laugh out loudly and continuously; as, the hearers roared at his jokes

  7. Roarverb

    to make a loud noise in breathing, as horses having a certain disease. See Roaring, 2

  8. Roarverb

    to cry aloud; to proclaim loudly

  9. Roarnoun

    the sound of roaring

  10. Roarnoun

    the deep, loud cry of a wild beast; as, the roar of a lion

  11. Roarnoun

    the cry of one in pain, distress, anger, or the like

  12. Roarnoun

    a loud, continuous, and confused sound; as, the roar of a cannon, of the wind, or the waves; the roar of ocean

  13. Roarnoun

    a boisterous outcry or shouting, as in mirth

  14. Etymology: [OE. roren, raren, AS. rrian; akin to G. rhten, OHG. rrn. 112.]

Wikidata

  1. Roar

    Roar is an American television show that originally aired on the Fox network in July 1997. In the year AD 400, a young Irish man, Conor, sets out to rid his land of the invading Romans, but in order to accomplish this, he must unite the Celtic clans.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Roar

    rōr, v.i. to utter a full, loud sound: to bellow, as a beast: to cry aloud: to bawl: to guffaw.—n. a full, loud sound: the cry of a beast: an outcry of mirth, esp. of laughter.—ns. Roar′er; Roar′ing, act or sound of roaring: a disease of horses causing them to roar in breathing.—adv. Roar′ingly.—Roaring boys, swaggerers; Roaring forties, the stormy tract between 49° and 50° N. latitude; Roaring game, curling. [A.S. rárian; Mid. High Ger. rēran, Ger. röhren, to cry as a stag, to bellow.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ROAR

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Roar is ranked #87335 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Roar surname appeared 213 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Roar.

    79.8% or 170 total occurrences were White.
    11.2% or 24 total occurrences were Black.
    7% or 15 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'roar' in Verbs Frequency: #1085

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of roar in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of roar in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of roar in a Sentence

  1. Vijay Samuel Benjamin:

    When you feel like Giving Up ... TRUST GOD - He will help you roar like a Lion... soar like an eagle... and even sting like a Bee... above all he will help you to be the best that you can BE !!!

  2. Bubba Watson:

    It was a shot that could have gone the wrong way fast, when you lose the ball over the trees, that's when you get nervous because you can't see it. When you hear the roar of a crowd, you can breathe again. When you hear a roar on a tee shot, you know you've done good.

  3. Douglas MacArthur:

    Last, but by no means least, courage -- moral courage, the courage of one’s convictions, the courage to see things through. The world is in a constant conspiracy against the brave. It’s the age-old struggle -- the roar of the crowd on one side and the voice of your conscience on the other.

  4. Leah Whitson:

    I don't believe in the afterlife, but I want to believe you can hear me. I know I can hear you. ... Your voice is only amplified in your death. A roar to your real life whisper reaching millions more than you might have ever dreamed of reaching. Two million Twitter followers ? Ha ! That's nothing to the audience you have commanded and raised up today.

  5. Bubba Watson:

    When you hear a roar on a tee shot, you know you've done good.

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