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1roaring
adjective roar·ing \ˈrȯr-iŋ\
: very loud, active, or strong
Full Definition of ROARING
1
: making or characterized by a sound resembling a roar : loud <roaring applause>
2
: marked by prosperity especially of a temporary nature : booming
3
: great in intensity or degree <in the roaring heat> <a roaring success>
— roar·ing·ly adverb
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First Known Use of ROARING
14th century
Related to ROARING
- Synonyms
- blaring, blasting, booming, clamorous, clangorous, deafening, earsplitting, piercing, plangent, resounding, ringing, loud, slam-bang, sonorous, stentorian, thundering, thunderous
2roaring
adverb
: extremely or very
Full Definition of ROARING
: extremely <was roaring hungry — Herman Wouk>
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First Known Use of ROARING
1697
Related to ROARING
- Synonyms
- achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous [chiefly dialect], mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, very, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly
- Antonyms
- little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat
3roaring
noun
Definition of ROARING
: noisy inhalation in a horse especially upon exercising that is caused by paralysis and muscular atrophy of part of the larynx
First Known Use of ROARING
circa 1823
ROARINGLY Defined for Kids
roaring
adjective roar·ing \ˈrȯr-iŋ\
Definition of ROARING for Kids
: very active or strong <a roaring business> <a roaring fire>
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roaring
noun roar·ing \-iŋ\
Medical Definition of ROARING
: noisy inhalation in a horse especially upon exercising that is caused by paralysis and muscular atrophy of part of the larynx—compare grunting, thick wind
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