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Added 9 October 2026

roar

/ˈɹɔː/ verb

In Latin: rudō Wiktionary

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To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
The audience roared at his jokes.
Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
The lioness roared to scare off the hyenas.

noun

A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
The cry of the lion.
The deep cry of the bull.

Origin

From Middle English roren, raren, from Old English rārian (“to roar; wail; lament”), from Proto-West Germanic *rairōn, from Proto-Germanic *rairōną (“to bellow; roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to shout; bellow; yell; bark”), perhaps of imitative origin. Cognate with Saterland Frisian roorje (“to roar”), German röhren (“to roar”).

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