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Meanings of roaring in English

Portuguese
urro
Catalan
rugit

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

      urro
      Portuguese
      ribombo
      Spanish
      trueno

      A deep prolonged loud noise.

            ribombo

            Very lively and profitable.

                Related terms

                Loud enough to cause temporary or permanent hearing loss.

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                      Usage of roaring in English
                      1
                      It did a roaring trade among expatriate aid workers, diplomats and journalists.
                      The Irish Times
                      2
                      In the growing light, he heard the distant sound of roaring water.
                      The lake
                      3
                      The water divided on either side of the island before roaring past.
                      Geomancer (Well of Echoes)
                      4
                      A great fire was roaring in the wood stove in the office.
                      The Man in the Twilight
                      5
                      Roma was sitting in the shadow with a roaring in her ears.
                      The Eternal City
                      6
                      The Dáil visitors' bar was doing a roaring trade on Wednesday morning.
                      The Irish Times
                      7
                      The water is a roaring torrent in the bottom of the gully.
                      Nan Sherwood at Rose Ranch; Or, The Old Mexican's Treasure
                      8
                      The roaring of the wind in the fire did not wake him.
                      A Rough Shaking
                      9
                      The roaring buggies have come a long way from their humble origins.
                      Wired
                      10
                      Before Castle Carris a turbulent, roaring sea of reavers blackened the land.
                      The Lair of Bones
                      11
                      Saw the light and heard the roaring of de guns miles away.
                      Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
                      12
                      The roaring of the broken waters increased the horrors of the scene.
                      The Frozen Pirate
                      13
                      The roaring of the fire in the stairway sounded louder, than ever.
                      Frank Merriwell's Reward
                      14
                      Shrill voices rose in meaningless cries above the roaring of the fire.
                      The Honor of the Big Snows
                      15
                      The very earth round about was in the chaos of roaring battle.
                      Notable Events of the Nineteenth Century / Great Deeds of Men an...
                      16
                      The roaring noise of a fire foretells a quarrel in the house.
                      Weather and Folk Lore of Peterborough and District
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                      Frequent collocations
                      Translations for roaring
                      Portuguese
                      urroribombo
                      Spanish
                      trueno
                      Roaring through the time
                      Roaring across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      Ireland
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Common