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Word: Roar
Speech Type: Noun
Old English rārian (verb), imitative of a deep prolonged cry, of West Germanic origin; related to German röhren. The noun dates from late Middle English
rɔː
a full, deep, prolonged cry uttered by a lion or other large wild animal
Short Definition:full, deep, prolonged cry uttered by lion
Examples:- she waited for the lion's roar
Word: Roar
Speech Type: Verb
rɔː
(of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry
Short Definition:utter full, deep, prolonged cry
Examples:- we heard a lion roar
(especially of a vehicle) move at high speed making a loud prolonged sound
Short Definition:move at high speed making loud prolonged sound
Examples:- a car roared past
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