roaring

Definition of Roaring in English :

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Noun

1. boom, roar, roaring, thunder

a deep prolonged loud noise

2. bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl

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

Example Sentences:
'his bellow filled the hallway'

Adjective

3. booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving

very lively and profitable

Example Sentences:
'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'

Adverb

4. roaring

extremely

Example Sentences:
'roaring drunk'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Roaring

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adjective

1. informal

very brisk and profitable (esp in the phrase a roaring trade)

2. the roaring days

3. Irish derogatory, informal

(intensifier)

a roaring communist

adverb

4.

noisily or boisterously (esp in the phrase roaring drunk)

noun

5.

a loud prolonged cry

6.

a debilitating breathing defect of horses characterized by rasping sounds with each breath: caused by inflammation of the respiratory tract or obstruction of the larynx

Compare whistling

Roaring

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noun

1.

the act of an animal, person, etc. that roars

2.

the loud, deep sound made by an animal, etc. that roars

3.

a disease of horses, characterized by loud, hoarse, rasping breathing

adjective

4.

a.

that roars; loud; noisy

b.

boisterous, brawling, etc.

5. Informal

very active or successful; brisk

a roaring business

adverb

6.

to the point of being noisy, boisterous, etc.

roaring drunk

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adj.

1. Very lively or successful; thriving: a roaring trade.

2. Used as an intensive: roaring drunk.

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