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   roar·ing

   /ˈrôriNG/

   adjective

   • 1. making or uttering a loud, deep, or harsh prolonged sound: "he was greeted everywhere with roaring crowds"
   • ▪ (of a fire) burning fiercely and noisily: "he sat by the roaring fire" Similar blazingburningred-hot
   • ▪ (of business) lively; brisk: "cafes that do a roaring trade"
   • ▪ behaving or living in a noisy riotous manner: archaic "a roaring boy"
   • ▪ (of a period of time) characterized by optimism, buoyancy, or excitement: "the Roaring Twenties"
   • 2. obviously or unequivocally the thing mentioned (used for emphasis): informal "two roaring drunk firemen" Similar enormoushugemassive(very) greattremendousterrificcompleteunqualifiedout-and-outthoroughunmitigatedinformal:rip-roaringwhoppingthumpingfantastic

   Derivatives

   • 1. roaringly adverb

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