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Roaring

/ˈɹɔːɹɪŋ/

To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.

📖 Definitions of "Roaring"

verb

1
To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
2
To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
"The audience roared at his jokes."
3
Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.
"The lioness roared to scare off the hyenas."
4
Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.

noun

1
A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar.
2
An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion.
3
(North Midlands) to cry

adjective

1
Intensive; extreme.
2
Very successful; lively.
"The ice-cream sellers did a roaring trade in the midday heat."

24 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
hollerverb	(intransitive) To yell or shout.
prosperous	Well off; affluent.
thunderous	Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome. Also in metaphorical expressions, signifying fury.
flourishingnoun	Growing, thriving, prospering.
boomnoun	To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
thundernoun	The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
roarnoun	Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
holleringnoun	The act of one who hollers.
successful	Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.
earsplitting	Extremely loud, painfully loud.
loudnoun	(of a sound) Of great intensity.
yowlnoun	A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.
thrivingnoun	That thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering.
yowlingnoun	A sound that yowls.
deafeningnoun	(hyperbolic) Very loud.
hollonoun	To cry "hollo"
boomingnoun	Experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth.
bellowingnoun	The sound produced when someone or something bellows
thundery	Of weather: stormy, with thunder and lightning.
prospering	very lively and profitable
palmy	(figurative) Prosperous, flourishing, booming or thriving.
hollaverb	(colloquial) To shout out or greet casually.
holloaverb	Alternative form of hollo. [To cry "hollo"]
bellownoun	To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
loudnoun	(of a sound) Of great intensity.
earsplitting	Extremely loud, painfully loud.
thrivingnoun	That thrives; successful; flourishing or prospering.
flourishingnoun	Growing, thriving, prospering.
holleringnoun	The act of one who hollers.
hollerverb	(intransitive) To yell or shout.
hollonoun	To cry "hollo"
bellowingnoun	The sound produced when someone or something bellows
hollaverb	(colloquial) To shout out or greet casually.
holloaverb	Alternative form of hollo. [To cry "hollo"]
bellownoun	To make a loud, deep, hollow noise like the roar of an angry bull.
successful	Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.
deafeningnoun	(hyperbolic) Very loud.
prosperous	Well off; affluent.
yowlnoun	A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.
yowlingnoun	A sound that yowls.
boomnoun	To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
thunderous	Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome. Also in metaphorical expressions, signifying fury.
thundernoun	The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.
thundery	Of weather: stormy, with thunder and lightning.