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: making or characterized by a sound resembling a roar : loud
roaring applause
2
: marked by prosperity especially of a temporary nature : booming
3
: great in intensity or degree
in the roaring heat
a roaring success
roaringly
adverb
: noisy inhalation in a horse especially upon exercising that is caused by paralysis and muscular atrophy of part of the larynx
Synonyms
Adjective
- blaring
- blasting
- booming
- clamorous
- clangorous
- deafening
- earsplitting
- loud
- piercing
- plangent
- resounding
- ringing
- slam-bang
- sonorous
- stentorian
- thundering
- thunderous
Adverb
- achingly
- almighty
- archly
- awful
- awfully
- badly
- beastly
- blisteringly
- bone
- colossally
- corking
- cracking
- damn
- damned
- dang
- deadly
- desperately
- eminently
- enormously
- especially
- ever
- exceedingly
- exceeding
- extra
- extremely
- fabulously
- fantastically
- far
- fiercely
- filthy
- frightfully
- full
- greatly
- heavily
- highly
- hugely
- immensely
- incredibly
- intensely
- jolly
- majorly
- mightily
- mighty
- monstrous [chiefly dialect]
- mortally
- most
- much
- particularly
- passing
- rattling
- real
- really
- right
- roaringly
- seriously
- severely
- so
- sore
- sorely
- spanking
- specially
- stinking
- such
- super
- supremely
- surpassingly
- terribly
- that
- thumping
- too
- unco
- uncommonly
- vastly
- very
- vitally
- way
- whacking
- wicked
- wildly
Example Sentences
Adjective
a roaring party that annoyed the neighbors mightily
the roaring mining town attracted job seekers eager to share in the boom
Adverb
We had a roaring good time.
we had a roaring good time at the party
Recent Examples on the Web
Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2023
Led by a stellar cast — Viola Davis is consistently incredible, while Lashana Lynch and Thuso Mbedu prove themselves to be absolute stars in the making — it’s a rip-roaring time.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2022
Riley would be off to a rip-roaring start in the Pac-12.
—Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2022
From there, Babylon takes viewers on a rip-roaring ride through the last days of the silent film era.
—Megan Mccluskey, Time, 23 Dec. 2022
Early voting was off to a rip-roaring start last week, with Georgians turning out in mammoth numbers to cast their ballots before the Friday deadline.
—Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 5 Dec. 2022
Cregger wraps this multilayered contemporary social commentary in a rip-roaring, utterly horrifying flick that’s inspired by classic horror filmmaking and tropes.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022
Anthony Richardson’s Heisman campaign got off to a rip-roaring start last week with a dominant performance in Florida’s upset victory over Utah.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022
Preller has been a rip-roaring, bar-stool debate in San Diego, which has been engrossed by his willingness to fight for big names and big contracts once thought to be reserved for the likes of L.A., New York, Boston and Chicago.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022
Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
The meeting was full of technological optimism, rapid transition from a closed state to the open roaring economy with the many young people, and this optimism is infectious.
—Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
After a roaring January start to the year, February didn’t show nearly as much love to stocks.
—William Power, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2023
Get to know a haunted Kentucky property What to do during a tornado Telltale signs of a tornado include a dark and greenish sky, large hail, dark and low clouds and loud roaring sounds.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 4 Mar. 2023
Still, the state’s growth has been dwarfed by the roaring boom in Texas, which has welcomed a rush of transplants from other states and new immigrants from around the world.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
Alchesay’s fans responded to Sanchez’s ascent with roaring applause, drawing a tip of the cap.
—Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
The helicopter eventually plucked the man from the roaring seas.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Feb. 2023
Recent data has shown that inflation is still hot, and that the economy is rip-roaring.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
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Adjective
Somehow, Sofi Tukker member Sophie Hawley-Weld’s soft vocals come off as vulnerable and uneasy against the brooding production, whose atmospheric melodies erupt into rip-roaring techno.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 17 Feb. 2023
Led by a stellar cast — Viola Davis is consistently incredible, while Lashana Lynch and Thuso Mbedu prove themselves to be absolute stars in the making — it’s a rip-roaring time.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2022
Riley would be off to a rip-roaring start in the Pac-12.
—Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2022
From there, Babylon takes viewers on a rip-roaring ride through the last days of the silent film era.
—Megan Mccluskey, Time, 23 Dec. 2022
Early voting was off to a rip-roaring start last week, with Georgians turning out in mammoth numbers to cast their ballots before the Friday deadline.
—Brigid Kennedy, The Week, 5 Dec. 2022
Cregger wraps this multilayered contemporary social commentary in a rip-roaring, utterly horrifying flick that’s inspired by classic horror filmmaking and tropes.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022
Anthony Richardson’s Heisman campaign got off to a rip-roaring start last week with a dominant performance in Florida’s upset victory over Utah.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022
Preller has been a rip-roaring, bar-stool debate in San Diego, which has been engrossed by his willingness to fight for big names and big contracts once thought to be reserved for the likes of L.A., New York, Boston and Chicago.
—Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2022
Noun
But even as business owners in both countries begin to dream of a return to the roaring trade of 10 years ago, the rapprochement faces an early road — or, rather, sea — block.
—Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2023
The meeting was full of technological optimism, rapid transition from a closed state to the open roaring economy with the many young people, and this optimism is infectious.
—Alex Zhavoronkov, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
After a roaring January start to the year, February didn’t show nearly as much love to stocks.
—William Power, WSJ, 5 Mar. 2023
Get to know a haunted Kentucky property What to do during a tornado Telltale signs of a tornado include a dark and greenish sky, large hail, dark and low clouds and loud roaring sounds.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 4 Mar. 2023
Still, the state’s growth has been dwarfed by the roaring boom in Texas, which has welcomed a rush of transplants from other states and new immigrants from around the world.
—J. David Goodman, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2023
Alchesay’s fans responded to Sanchez’s ascent with roaring applause, drawing a tip of the cap.
—Theo Mackie, The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2023
The helicopter eventually plucked the man from the roaring seas.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Feb. 2023
Recent data has shown that inflation is still hot, and that the economy is rip-roaring.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 24 Feb. 2023
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“Roaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roaring. Accessed 27 Mar. 2023.
Kids Definition
roaring
adjective
roar·ing
ˈrōr-iŋ,
ˈrȯr-
: very active or strong
a roaring fire
does a roaring business
a roaring headache
Medical Definition
roaring
noun
roar·ing
-iŋ 
: noisy inhalation in a horse especially upon exercising that is caused by paralysis and muscular atrophy of part of the larynx compare grunting, thick wind
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