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roar with laughter — burst with laughter, laugh uncontrollably … English contemporary dictionary
roar — I UK [rɔː(r)] / US [rɔr] verb Word forms roar : present tense I/you/we/they roar he/she/it roars present participle roaring past tense roared past participle roared * 1) [intransitive] if a crowd of people roar, they all shout at the same time… … English dictionary
roar — roar1 [ rɔr ] verb * 1. ) intransitive if a crowd of people roar, they all shout at the same time because they are angry or excited: It was a performance that had spectators roaring in appreciation. a ) transitive to say something in a loud angry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
roar — I n. a deep roar II v. 1) (D; intr.) to roar at 2) (D; intr.) to roar with (to roar with laughter) * * * [rɔː] (D; intr.) to roar at a deep roar (D; intr.) to roar with (to roar with laughter) … Combinatory dictionary
roar — Synonyms and related words: Bedlam let loose, assault, attack, barbarize, bark, batter, battle cry, bawl, bay, be in stitches, be noisy, bedlam, bell, bellow, blare, blast, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, bluster, bobbery, boom, booming, brawl, bray … Moby Thesaurus
roar — 1 verb 1 (I) to make a deep, very loud noise: We heard a lion roar. 2 (T) to say or shout something in a deep, powerful voice: “Get out of my house!” he roared. 3 (I) also roar with laughter especially BrE to laugh loudly and continuously: When… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
roar´er — roar «rr, rohr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to make a loud, deep sound; make a loud noise: »The lion roared. The bull roared with pain. The wind roared at the windows. SYNONYM(S): bellow, bawl, howl, yell. 2. to laugh loudly or without restraint: »The… … Useful english dictionary
laughter — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hearty, helpless, hysterical, insane, loud, maniacal (esp. AmE), raucous, uncontrollable, uproarious, wild … Collocations dictionary
roar — [[t]rɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] roars, roaring, roared 1) VERB If something, usually a vehicle, roars somewhere, it goes there very fast, making a loud noise. [WRITTEN] [V adv/prep] A police car roared past... [V adv/prep] The plane roared down the runway for… … English dictionary
roar — roar1 [ro: US ro:r] v [: Old English; Origin: rarian] 1.) to make a deep, very loud noise →↑growl ▪ We heard a lion roar. ▪ The engines roared. 2.) [I and T] to shout something in a deep powerful voice ▪ Get out of my house! he roared … Dictionary of contemporary English
