Meaning of ROARING
| Pronunciation: | | 'rowring
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- [n] a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
- [n] a deep prolonged loud noise
- [adv] extremely; "roaring drunk"
- [adj] loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
- [adj] 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"
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| | Synonyms: | | bellow, bellowing, boom, booming, deafening, earsplitting, flourishing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, loud, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roar, roar, successful, thriving, thunder, thunderous, thundery, yowl |
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| | See Also: | | call, cry, noise, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Roar"ing\, n.
1. A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast, or of
a person in distress, anger, mirth, etc., or of a noisy
congregation.
2. (Far.) An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a
loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion; the
making of the noise so caused. See {Roar}, v. i., 5.
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