Used in a Sentence

roar

How to use roar in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for roar.

Editorial note

I try to keep it down to a dull roar online.

Examples18
Definitions9
Parts of speech2

Quick take

a deep prolonged loud noise

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of roar gathered in one view.

noun

a deep prolonged loud noise

noun

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"

noun

the sound made by a lion

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for roar.

noun

a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"

noun

the sound made by a lion

verb

make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"

verb

utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"

verb

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

verb

make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"

verb

laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

Example sentences

1

I try to keep it down to a dull roar online.

2

I'll roar right back, louder, for all the people who lose their voice when they get yelled at by top maintainers.

3

How about that roar from the SpaceX crowd when the solar panels deployed!

4

You can share in the dull roar of collaboration with people on other continents ALL DAY!

5

Any attempt to do so will make your citizens more angry until they will roar in one gigantic choir.

6

"The dull roar of collaboration" is my favourite expression of the day.

7

Sometimes I am not certain whether a posting just isn't interesting, or the wind is so strong the voice gets lost in the roar.

8

An hour later, as he's about half done and taking something out of the car, he hears a loud roar coming from some bushes near the cabin.

9

A recent up roar occurred in the world of chemistry when a paper was published with the phrase:"Emma, please insert NMR data here!

10

There isn't any accusation here that Linus unfairly judges the work or contributions of people who don't "roar.

11

She says she will "roar back" and considers that a threat of retaliation that might deter them, but she is talking to people who don't mind roaring at all.

12

I stood up, and ceremoniously dropped the special IPL bead onto the machine, which then awoke from its 170-year slumber with a mighty roar.

13

Twelve rows per card, 100 c/m. It was quite noisy despite heavy sound insulation on the insides of the covers, a distinct brrruup, brrruup, brrruup overlaid with a general mechanical roar.

14

The motor world laughs at electric cars and Musk is the main "green hippy idiot" who makes great claims that fail, from their POV. Its worse, they feel threatened by Musk and his electric cars, as he threatens the big sexy V8 and the manly roar of man mobiles.

15

Domesticated dogs rarely howl, and domesticated cats rarely roar.

16

After a few months when the flow of edge-case bugs slows to a medium roar, take a stab at allowing customers to connect to a different OSS imap server.

17

They roar around everywhere, are incredibly dangerous, require billions of dollars of government funded infrastructure, and destroy the environment.

18

But this kind of stuff has become religion here: I'm seeing perfectly valid comments being downvoted if they take the side that these things are unethical, and admittedly I get pretty hot when I hear the roar of "piracy is a-ok!

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use roar in a sentence?

I try to keep it down to a dull roar online.

What does roar mean?

a deep prolonged loud noise

What part of speech is roar?

roar is commonly used as noun, verb.