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Roaring Common

Roaring has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Noun
1

a deep prolonged loud noise

"The roaring engine shook the entire car as it sped down the empty highway."

2

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)

"his bellow filled the hallway"

3

A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar.

"The lion's roaring echoed through the savanna, shaking dust from the dry trees."

Verb
1

present participle of roar

"The crowd's cheering grew into a roaring sound that shook the stadium walls."

Adjective
1

very lively and profitable

"flourishing businesses"

"a palmy time for stockbrokers"

"a prosperous new business"

"doing a roaring trade"

"a thriving tourist center"

"did a thriving business in orchids"

2

Intensive; extreme.

"The roaring success of their new product surprised everyone who thought it would flop."

Adverb
1

extremely

"roaring drunk"

Example Sentences
"his bellow filled the hallway" noun
"flourishing businesses" adjective
"a palmy time for stockbrokers" adjective
"a prosperous new business" adjective
"doing a roaring trade" adjective
"a thriving tourist center" adjective
"did a thriving business in orchids" adjective
"roaring drunk" adverb
See Also
lively rut soaraway horse roar polyphloisbic successful extreme
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
noise cry
Rhyming Words
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