Roaring

Quick meaning: Roaring is an adjective meaning (informal) Intensive; extreme.

Meaning

(informal) Intensive; extreme.

More Meanings

1. Very successful; lively.
2. present participle and gerund of roar
3. A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast; a roar.
4. An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion.

Example Sentences

The ice-cream sellers did a roaring trade in the midday heat.

[…] those wild eyes that watch the wave In roarings round the coral reef.

Things looked bleak until Gutenberg had a moment of inspiration that not only solved his problem but also got the Renaissance off to a roaring start and simultaneously created of^([sic]) the pornography industry as we know it today.

But finally we came to a river with hundreds of boats upon it, and there was a magnificent bridge, and on the other bank was a roaring city, and through the fog the rain came down thick as the tears of the angels. "That 's London," said I.

Word Forms

• roarings

Synonyms for roaring

Depending on context, synonyms include thriving, prosperous, bustling, flourishing, lucky, privileged.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include loud, earsplitting, thriving, flourishing, hollering, hollo.

Related Dictionary Tools