roaring

[ rawr-ing, rohr- ]

noun

1. the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
2. a loud, deep cry or sound or a series of such sounds.
3. Veterinary Pathology. a disease of horses, caused by respiratory obstruction or vocal cord paralysis, and characterized by loud or rough breathing sounds.

adjective

1. making or causing a roar, as an animal or thunder.
2. brisk or highly successful, as trade:

   He did a roaring business selling watches to tourists.

3. characterized by noisy, disorderly behavior; boisterous; riotous:

   roaring revelry.

4. complete; utter; out-and-out:

   a roaring idiot; a roaring success.

adverb

1. very; extremely:

   roaring drunk.

roaring

/ ˈrɔːrɪŋ /

adjective

1. informal.
   very brisk and profitable (esp in the phrase a roaring trade )
2. the roaring days
   the period of the Australian goldrushes
3. derogatory.
   (intensifier)

   a roaring communist

adverb

1. noisily or boisterously (esp in the phrase roaring drunk )

noun

1. a loud prolonged cry
2. a debilitating breathing defect of horses characterized by rasping sounds with each breath: caused by inflammation of the respiratory tract or obstruction of the larynx Compare whistling

Derived Forms

• ˈroaringly, adverb

Other Words From

• roaring·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of roaring¹

before 1000; Middle English roryng (noun, adj.), Old English rarung (noun). See roar, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

In a video from the event, audience members can be seen roaring at the thought of a media bloodbath.

From Salon

When he sees the $262-million quarterback stand back up in front of roaring fans and energized teammates, the answer is clear.

From Los Angeles Times

In some of the most heavily Latino corners of the country voters came out roaring for Trump.

From Los Angeles Times

Before him, more than 40,000 fans began roaring in appreciation.

From Los Angeles Times

"They came from all quarters. Union, non-union, African American, Hispanic American," he told a roaring crowd.

From BBC

Related Words

• boisterous
• booming
• clamorous
• crashing
• deafening
• earsplitting
• raucous
• resounding
• ringing
• rowdy
• thundering
• tumultuous
• turbulent