roar

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: rô, IPA ^(key): /rɔː/
• (US) enPR: rôr, IPA ^(key): /rɔr/

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Noun

Singular roar

Plural roars

1. (countable) A roar is a loud sound that some animals make, for example lions and tigers

   We heard the lion's roar from more than a kilometer away.

Verb

Plain form roar

Third-person singular roars

Past tense roared

Past participle roared

Present participle roaring

1. If an animal, for example a lion or tiger, roars, then it makes a loud sound.

   I felt scared when I heard the tiger roar in the zoo.

2. If a person roars, it means they make a loud shouting sound, similar to a lion or tiger or similar animal.
3. He roared with laughter at the funny joke.