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 Definitions of roaring  [ˈrɔr ɪŋ, ˈroʊr-]  

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Definition of 'roaring' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) roaring
the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.

2.  roaring
one or more loud, deep cries or sounds.

3.  roaring
a disease of horses caused by respiratory obstruction or vocal cord paralysis and characterized by loud breathing.

4. (adj.) roaring
making or causing a roar, as thunder.

5.  roaring
brisk; active:
a roaring business.

6.  roaring
complete; utter:
a roaring idiot.

7. (adv.) roaring
very:
roaring drunk.

Etymology:  (bef. 1000)

Definition of 'roaring' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) boom, roar, roaring, thunder
a deep prolonged loud noise

2. (adj) bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl
a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
"his bellow filled the hallway"

3. (adverb) booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving
very lively and profitable
"flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"

4. (adverb) roaring
extremely
"roaring drunk"


Definition of 'roaring' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) roaring
a loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast, or of a person in distress, anger, mirth, etc., or of a noisy congregation

2. (noun) roaring
an affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion; the making of the noise so caused. See Roar, v. i., 5

3.  roaring
of Roar


Definition of 'roaring' The Standard Electrical Dictionary 

1.  roaring
A term applied to the noise sometimes produced in a voltaic arc, when the electrodes are close together and a heavy current is passing.



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