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roaring

  • adjective
  • roar·ing
  • /ˈɹɔːɹɪŋ/

Very successful; lively.

Example

“The ice-cream sellers did a roaring trade in the midday heat.”

Other meanings

  1. Intensive; extreme.

Synonyms

  • flourishing
  • prosperous
  • thriving

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “roaring” 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.