MEANING
To make a very loud, deep, sustained or swelling sound.
Use it for
Powerful water, storm winds, and overwhelming natural noise.Make sound dominate conversation and perception.
Words that belong together
- surf roars
- waterfall roars
- wind roars
On the page
The waterfall roared beneath the bridge.
Surf roared against the outer reef.
Wind roared over the ridge while the hollow stayed quiet.
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Word forms
- Base
- roar / roars
- Past tense
- roared
- Past participle
- roared
- Present participle
- roaring
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- roar / roars
- Present continuous
- am/is/are roaring
- Present perfect
- have/has roared
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been roaring
- Past
- roared
- Past continuous
- was/were roaring
- Past perfect
- had roared
- Past perfect continuous
- had been roaring
- Future
- will roar / roars
- Future continuous
- will be roaring
- Future perfect
- will have roared
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been roaring
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Usage notes
Primary category: environment. Far more forceful than murmur; environmental sources include waterfalls, surf, and strong wind. Also a noun. Verb [base, third-person, past, past participle, -ing]: roar, roars, roared, roared, roaring.
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