Roar vs. Rawr — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Roar and Rawr
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Roar
The loud deep cry of a wild animal, especially a lion or other wild cat.
Rawr
An expression of great appreciation, a happy imitation of a roar, often to emphasize attraction.
Roar
A loud, deep, prolonged sound or cry, as of a person in distress or rage.
Rawr
An expression of anger or frustration, though fairly lighthearted.
Roar
A loud prolonged noise, such as that produced by waves.
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Roar
A loud burst of laughter.
Roar
To produce or utter a roar.
Roar
To laugh loudly or excitedly.
Roar
To make or produce a loud noise or din
The engines roared.
Roar
To move while making a loud noise
The truck roared down the road.
Roar
To breathe with a rasping sound. Used of a horse.
Roar
To utter or express loudly.
Roar
To put, bring, or force into a specified state by roaring
The crowd roared itself hoarse.
Roar
(intransitive) To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
Roar
To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
The audience roared at his jokes.
Roar
Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise.
The lioness roared to scare off the hyenas.
Roar
Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
Roar
(figuratively) To proceed vigorously.
Roar
(transitive) To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
Roar
To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
Roar
To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.
Roar
To cry
Roar
A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
Roar
The cry of the lion.
Roar
The deep cry of the bull.
Roar
A loud resounding noise.
The roar of a motorbike
Roar
A show of strength or character.
Roar
To cry with a full, loud, continued sound.
Roaring bulls he would him make to tame.
Roar
To cry loudly, as in pain, distress, or anger.
Sole on the barren sands, the suffering chiefRoared out for anguish, and indulged his grief.
He scorned to roar under the impressions of a finite anger.
Roar
To make a loud, confused sound, as winds, waves, passing vehicles, a crowd of persons when shouting together, or the like.
The brazen throat of war had ceased to roar.
How oft I crossed where carts and coaches roar.
Roar
To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
It was a mad, roaring time, full of extravagance.
Roar
To laugh out loudly and continuously; as, the hearers roared at his jokes.
Roar
To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses having a certain disease. See Roaring, 2.
Roar
To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
This last action will roar thy infamy.
Roar
The sound of roaring.
Arm! arm! it is, it is the cannon's opening roar!
Roar
A boisterous outcry or shouting, as in mirth.
Pit, boxes, and galleries were in a constant roar of laughter.
Roar
A deep prolonged loud noise
Roar
A very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal);
His bellow filled the hallway
Roar
The sound made by a lion
Roar
Make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles;
The wind was howling in the trees
The water roared down the chute
Roar
Utter words loudly and forcefully;
`Get out of here,' he roared
Roar
Emit long loud cries;
Wail in self-pity
Howl with sorrow
Roar
Act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way;
Desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town
Roar
Make a loud noise, as of animal;
The bull bellowed
Roar
Laugh unrestrainedly and heartily
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