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roar

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1. roar - Noun

2. roar - Verb

Meaning

To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.

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

To cry loudly, as in pain, distress, or anger.

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

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

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

To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.

The sound of roaring.

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

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

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

A boisterous outcry or shouting, as in mirth.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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It was the nation and the race dwelling all round the globe that had the lion's heart. I had the luck to be called upon to give the roar. Winston Churchill

Such is the prestige of the Nobel award and of this place where I stand that I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession and in the great and good men who have practiced it through the ages. John Steinbeck

So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did not only sigh but roar. Matthew Henry

Those who do not go to war roar like lions. Kurdish Proverb

There is no beast that does not roar in its den. Xhosa Proverb

A lion cannot hear its own roar. Botswana Proverb

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