roaring

roaring
n
1. howling, yowling, shouting, Inf. hollering, yelling, bellowing; growling, snarling; rumbling, rolling, thundering; blaring, blasting, sounding, resounding, banging, booming.
adj
2. brisk, good, successful, profitable, prosperous, halcyon, halcyonic, halcyonian; booming, flourishing, prospering.
3. noisy, rackety, clamorous, clamoring, boisterous, obstreperous, unruly; disorderly, riotous, uproarious, tumultuous, turbulent, pandemonian, pandemonic, pandemoniac, pandemoniacal.
adv
4. very, really, extremely, completely, absolutely.

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  • roaring — [rôr′iŋ] n. 1. the act of an animal, person, etc. that roars 2. the loud, deep sound made by an animal, etc. that roars 3. a disease of horses, characterized by loud, hoarse, rasping breathing adj. 1. a) that roars; loud; noisy b) boisterous,… …   English World dictionary

  • Roaring — Roar ing, n. 1. A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast, or of a person in distress, anger, mirth, etc., or of a noisy congregation. [1913 Webster] 2. (Far.) An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a loud, peculiar noise in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • roaring — roar|ing [ˈro:rıŋ] adj 1.) [only before noun] making a deep, very loud, continuous noise ▪ the roaring wind and waves 2.) roaring fire a fire that burns with a lot of flames and heat 3.) do a roaring trade (in sth) BrE informal to sell a lot of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • roaring — roar|ing [ rɔrıŋ ] adjective 1. ) a roaring fire burns very brightly and produces a lot of heat 2. ) making a loud deep noise: a roaring waterfall be a roaring success BRITISH to be very successful: The show was not the roaring success he… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • roaring — [[t]rɔ͟ːrɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n A roaring fire has large flames and is sending out a lot of heat. 2) ADJ: ADJ n If something is a roaring success, it is very successful indeed. The government s first effort to privatize a company has been a… …   English dictionary

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