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roar
English
Etymology
From Middle English roren, raren, from Old English r?rian (“to roar; wail; lament”), from Proto-Germanic *rair?n? (“to bellow; roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“to shout; bellow; yell; bark”), perhaps of imitative origin.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: rô, IPA(key): /???/
- (General American) enPR: rôr, IPA(key): /???/
- (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) enPR: r?r, IPA(key): /?o(?)?/
- (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /?o?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophone: raw (in non-rhotic accents with the horse–hoarse merger)
Verb
roar (third-person singular simple present roars, present participle roaring, simple past and past participle roared)
- (intransitive) To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- To laugh in a particularly loud manner.
- Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.
- {1590 Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene Bk 1, Canto VI, XXIV, lines 6&7}
- Roaring bulls he would him make to tame.
- {1590 Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene Bk 1, Canto VI, XXIV, lines 6&7}
- Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.
- How oft I crossed where carts and coaches roar.
- (figuratively) To proceed vigorously.
- (transitive) To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.
- 1639, John Ford, The Lady's Trial
- This last action will roar thy infamy.
- 1639, John Ford, The Lady's Trial
- To be boisterous; to be disorderly.
- 1724, Gilbert Burnet, History of My Own Time
- It was a mad, roaring time, full of extravagance.
- 1724, Gilbert Burnet, History of My Own Time
- To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease.
- (Britain Yorkshire, North Midlands, informal) to cry
Translations
Noun
roar (plural roars)
- A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.
- The cry of the lion.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- The Winkies were not a brave people, but they had to do as they were told. So they marched away until they came near to Dorothy. Then the Lion gave a great roar and sprang towards them, and the poor Winkies were so frightened that they ran back as fast as they could.
- 1900, L. Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- The deep cry of the bull.
- A loud resounding noise.
- the roar of a motorbike
- 1944, Ernie Pyle, Brave Men, University of Nebraska Press (2001), page 107:
- "Those lovely valleys and mountains were filled throughout the day and night with the roar of heavy shooting."
- A show of strength or character.
Translations
Anagrams
- Raro, orra
Swedish
Verb
roar
- present tense of roa.
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rower
English
Etymology
From Middle English rower, rowere, roware, equivalent to row +? -er. Cognate with Dutch roeier (“rower”), Danish roer (“rower”), Norwegian roer (“rower”). Compare also Old English r?wend (“rower”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /????.?(?)/
Noun
rower (plural rowers)
- One who rows.
- 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Chapter VI
- It had been a sort of race hitherto, and the rowers, with set teeth and compressed lips, had pulled stroke for stroke.
- 1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Chapter VI
- A rowing machine.
- 1988, Richard Allen Winett, Ageless athletes (page 65)
- Aerobic and weight training sessions should also complement each other. For example, on a day you work your upper body with weights, you can use a rower for aerobics.
- 1988, Richard Allen Winett, Ageless athletes (page 65)
Translations
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch rover, from Middle Dutch rôvere. Equivalent to roof +? -er.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r???.v?r/
Noun
rower (plural rowers, diminutive rowertjie)
- robber, bandit
Polish
Etymology
From the name of the British company English Rover.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?r?.v?r/
Noun
rower m inan
- bicycle, bike
Declension
Descendants
- ? Belarusian: ?????? (róvar)
- ? Ukrainian: ?????? (róver)
- ? Yiddish: ???????? (rover)
Further reading
- rower in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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