roar

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   Of an animal such as a lion, to make a long, loud, deep sound.

   The lion roared to warn off the intruders.

2. 2
   verb

   To shout something very loudly.

   'Get out of here!' he roared.

3. 3
   verb

   Of an engine, crowd, or storm, to make a loud, deep, continuous noise.

   The crowd roared as the home team scored.

4. 4
   verb

   To laugh very loudly.

   The audience roared at his jokes.

From Middle English roren, raren, from Old English rārian (“to roar; wail; lament”), from Proto-West Germanic *rairōn, from Proto-Germanic *rairōną (“to bellow; roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to shout; bellow; yell; bark”), perhaps of imitative origin. Cognate with Saterland Frisian roorje (“to roar”), German röhren (“to roar”).

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