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How to pronounce roar in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms thunder
Type of shout
Derivation roarer, roaring


`Get out of here,' he roared.
Type Words
Synonyms howl, ululate, wail, yaup, yawl
Type of yell, call, cry, holler, hollo, scream, shout, shout out, squall
Has types waul, wawl, squall
Derivation roaring
Type Words
Synonyms boom, roaring, thunder
Type of noise
Type Words
Synonyms howl
Type of resound, noise, make noise
Has types bawl, vroom, yawp, thunder
Derivation roaring


The water roared down the chute.
Type Words
Synonyms bellow
Type of let loose, let out, emit, utter
Derivation roarer, roaring
Type Words
Synonyms bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roaring, yowl
Type of vociferation, yell, cry, call, outcry, shout
Type Words
Synonyms howl
Type of laugh, express mirth, express joy
Type Words
Type of go forward, proceed, continue


desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town.
Type Words
Type of cry

Examples of roar

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The 15-shot rally left the crowd in a roar and Nadal hunched over in exhaustion.
From the denverpost.com
He strode into the middle of Castro Street, provoking a roar from the anti-Prop.
From the sfgate.com
What was interesting was hearing the roar of the crowds as they walked on stage.
From the forbes.com
You don't really hear anyone booing you, because all you can can hear is a roar.
From the canberratimes.com.au
The shot brought a roar that rose from the valley all the way to the 18th green.
From the post-gazette.com
The hole Liam made, after my mother ducked, and before everyone started to roar.
From the denverpost.com
Liverpool attacked from the start and a roar went up as a shot hit the crossbar.
From the nzherald.co.nz
What you are hearing is the roar of the C-130 airplane that is waiting for them.
From the edition.cnn.com
He could feel the blaze's heat and hear the crackling roar as he packed his car.
From the huffingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Boom: a deep prolonged loud noise
  • Make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"
  • Bellow: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"
  • Thunder: utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"
  • Howl: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"
  • The sound made by a lion
  • Act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way; "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billington
  • Cloverfield is a 2008 American monster movie directed by Matt Reeves, produced by J. J. Abrams and written by Drew Goddard.
  • Roar (1981) is a film starring Tippi Hedren and Noel Marshall. In addition to starring in the film, Marshall also directed and wrote the film, producing it with entirely with his then-wife, Tippi. Tippi's real-life daughter Melanie Griffith plays her on-screen daughter, also named Melanie. ...