roar :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (1)

n. the sound made by a lion

Verbs (11)

v. act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way; "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billington

bellow

v. make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"

howl

v. make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"

howl

v. laugh unrestrainedly and heartily

yawl, howl

v. cry loudly

howl, ululate, wail, yawl, yaup

v. emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"

Adverbs (0)

There are no items for this category

Adjectives (0)

There are no items for this category

Fuzzynyms (40)

peal, pealing, roll, rolling

n. a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)

jingle, jangle

n. a metallic sound; "the jingle of coins"; "the jangle of spurs"

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

thunder

n. a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning

rumble

n. a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage

thunderclap

n. a single sharp crash of thunder

paradiddle, roll, drum roll

n. the sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly and continuously

bawl, bellow

v. shout loudly and without restraint

bark

v. make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"

snarl

v. make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise; "Bullets snarled past us"

rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave

v. talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner

ramble on, ramble, jog

v. continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs"

yowl, caterwaul

v. utter shrieks, as of cats

bawl, bellow

v. shout loudly and without restraint

beep

v. call, summon, or alert with a beeper

squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech

v. utter a harsh abrupt scream

trumpet

v. play or blow on the trumpet

yowl, caterwaul

v. utter shrieks, as of cats

Synonyms (0)

There are no items for this category

Antonyms (1)

whisper

v. speak softly; in a low voice

gregarious > promise > malevolent > fault > exhilarated > ungregarious > utopian > roar

Using Lexipedia you can visually map out words and concepts in a clean and friendly interface. No more thumbing through a dictionary, or fumbling through a single-word search; with Lexipedia you can see related words, synonyms, antonyms and fuzzynyms. And best of all, it's absolutely free!