verb

roars

to roar, to bellow, to boom, to guffaw

The lion roars in its cage.

The lion roars in its cage.

The crowd roars with excitement.

The crowd roars with excitement.

He roars with laughter at the joke.

He roars with laughter at the joke.

((sb./sth.)) to roar The lion roars.

((sb.)) to roar with ((sth.)) The crowd roars with laughter.

Synonyms: bellow, shout, yell; Antonyms: whisper, murmur

Onomatopoeic origin, imitating the sound of a lion or a loud noise.

Think of the sound a lion makes: 'ROAR!'. The word itself sounds like the action.

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