roaring

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adjective

roar·​ing ˈrȯr-iŋ 

1

: making or characterized by a sound resembling a roar : loud

roaring applause

2

: marked by prosperity especially of a temporary nature : booming

3

: great in intensity or degree

in the roaring heat

a roaring success

roaringly adverb

roaring

2 of 3

adverb

: extremely

… was roaring hungry.

—Herman Wouk

roaring

3 of 3

noun

: noisy inhalation in a horse especially upon exercising that is caused by paralysis and muscular atrophy of part of the larynx

Synonyms of roaring

Adjective

• loud
• deafening
• ringing
• thundering
• thunderous

Adverb

• very
• extremely
• incredibly
• damned
• damn
• terribly
• too
• badly
• so
• desperately
• jolly
• highly
• full
• really
• wildly
• far
• severely
• mighty
• super
• real
• seriously
• especially
• thumping
• that
• much
• fiercely
• intensely
• rattling
• heavily

Examples of roaring in a Sentence

Adjective

a roaring party that annoyed the neighbors mightily

the roaring mining town attracted job seekers eager to share in the boom

Adverb

We had a roaring good time.

we had a roaring good time at the party

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Rudy Gobert and a roaring, black-out playoff crowd towered over him. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026

Cornwall’s ‘roaring future’ If the world is ever to get close to net zero, lithium will be at the centre of it, said The Times. —Will Barker, TheWeek, 19 Feb. 2026

Noun

The video circulating online shows Megan in tears while receiving roaring applause from the crowd on Saturday night, April 25. —Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026

This lion of winter answered in a roaring, 10-minute monologue to open his news conference. —Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

1678, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1813, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing roaring

• do a roaring business/trade
• rip-roaring
• roaring boy
• roaring drunk
• roaring forties
• roaring success
• roaring twenties

Rhymes for roaring

• boring
• coring
• flooring
• poring
• pouring
• scoring
• shoring
• snoring
• soaring
• storing
• warring
• whoring

Kids Definition

roaring

adjective

roar·​ing

ˈrōr-iŋ, 

ˈrȯr-

: very active or strong

a roaring fire

does a roaring business

a roaring headache

Medical Definition

roaring

noun

roar·​ing -iŋ 

: noisy inhalation in a horse especially upon exercising that is caused by paralysis and muscular atrophy of part of the larynx compare grunting, thick wind