roar

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. i. shout, bellow, howl, bawl; resound, roll, rumble, thunder; guffaw. —n. uproar, vociferation; roll, rumble, boom, rote; guffaw. See loudness, cry, lamentation, rejoicing.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. bellow, shout, boom, thunder, howl, bay, bawl, yell, bluster, uproar, din, clamor, clash, detonation, explosion, barrage, reverberation, rumble; see also cry 1 , 2 , noise 1 .

Ant. silence*, whisper, sigh.

v.

Syn. bellow, shout, boom, thunder, howl, bay, bawl, yell, clamor, rumble, drum, detonate, explode, reverberate, resound, reecho; see also cry 3 , sound 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

howl, bellow, yowl, growl, shriek, bay, cry, yell, bawl, thunder, rumble, explosion, boom, detonation, report.

II

v.

howl, bellow, yowl, growl, shriek, bay, cry, yell, bawl, thunder, rumble, explode, boom, detonate, blast.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To speak or say very loudly or with a shout: bawl, bellow, bluster, call, clamor, cry, halloo, holler, shout, vociferate, whoop, yawp, yell. See SOUNDS. 2. To express great amusement or mirth: guffaw. Informal: break up. Slang: howl. See LAUGHTER. 3. To make an earsplit-ting explosive noise: bang, blast, boom, thunder. See SOUNDS. II noun 1. A loud, deep, prolonged sound: bawl, bellow, clamor. See SOUNDS. 2. An ear-splitting, explosive noise: bang, blast, boom, thunder. See SOUNDS.