roar
To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
Other meanings
To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
“The audience roared at his jokes.”
Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
“The lioness roared to scare off the hyenas.”
Synonyms
- howl
Related words
- uproar
Word history
From Old English "rārian" (to roar; wail; lament).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “roar” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.