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# roar

verb (roar, roars, roared, roaring); noun (a roar, roars)

«roar» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To roar is to make a very loud, deep sound like a lion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roar/#m1)
2. A roar is that loud, deep sound, or the loud noise of a crowd, engine, wind or sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roar/#m2)
3. To roar with laughter is to laugh very loudly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roar/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and nature lessons lions and tigers roar; in stories dragons and monsters roar. In everyday life crowds roar at matches and engines roar. Phrases: «roar with laughter», «the roar of the crowd», «a roaring fire».

### Examples

- The lion roared at the zoo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roar/#x1)
- The crowd roared when we scored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roar/#x2)
- We heard the roar of the waterfall. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roar/#x3)
- Dad roared with laughter at the joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roar/#x4)
- The plane roared over our heads. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roar/#x5)
- We sat by a roaring fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roar/#x6)
- The dragon gave a terrible roar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roar/#x7)

### Note

Past: «roared». Do not confuse with «raw» (uncooked), which sounds similar in many accents. «A roaring success» means a very big success.

## In Jewish tradition

Used of lions and of God's voice, as in Amos, where the roaring lion is a sign of danger and of God's warning.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads the lion's roar as the prophet's call, since when God speaks the prophet cannot stay silent.

### Examples

- The lion hath roared, who will not fear? (Prophets AMO.3.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/roar/#x1)
- Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? (Prophets AMO.3.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/roar/#x2)
- The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God. (Writings PSA.104.21, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/roar/#x3)

### Note

Past: «roared». Do not confuse with «raw» (uncooked), which sounds similar in many accents. «A roaring success» means a very big success.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «roar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/roar/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«roar» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/roar.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «roar» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/R/roar/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«roar» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/roar.html) on Mova free.