a roar of laughter

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• roar with laughter — burst with laughter, laugh uncontrollably …   English contemporary dictionary

• roar with laughter — funny bone n …   English expressions

• roar´er — roar «rr, rohr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to make a loud, deep sound; make a loud noise: »The lion roared. The bull roared with pain. The wind roared at the windows. SYNONYM(S): bellow, bawl, howl, yell. 2. to laugh loudly or without restraint: »The… …   Useful english dictionary

• Roar — Roar, n. The sound of roaring. Specifically: (a) The deep, loud cry of a wild beast; as, the roar of a lion. (b) The cry of one in pain, distress, anger, or the like. (c) A loud, continuous, and confused sound; as, the roar of a cannon, of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• roar — I UK [rɔː(r)] / US [rɔr] verb Word forms roar : present tense I/you/we/they roar he/she/it roars present participle roaring past tense roared past participle roared * 1) [intransitive] if a crowd of people roar, they all shout at the same time… …   English dictionary

• roar — roar1 [ rɔr ] verb * 1. ) intransitive if a crowd of people roar, they all shout at the same time because they are angry or excited: It was a performance that had spectators roaring in appreciation. a ) transitive to say something in a loud angry …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• roar — I n. a deep roar II v. 1) (D; intr.) to roar at 2) (D; intr.) to roar with (to roar with laughter) * * * [rɔː] (D; intr.) to roar at a deep roar (D; intr.) to roar with (to roar with laughter) …   Combinatory dictionary

• roar — roar1 [ro: US ro:r] v [: Old English; Origin: rarian] 1.) to make a deep, very loud noise →↑growl ▪ We heard a lion roar. ▪ The engines roared. 2.) [I and T] to shout something in a deep powerful voice ▪ Get out of my house! he roared …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• roar — Synonyms and related words: Bedlam let loose, assault, attack, barbarize, bark, batter, battle cry, bawl, bay, be in stitches, be noisy, bedlam, bell, bellow, blare, blast, blat, blate, bleat, blubber, bluster, bobbery, boom, booming, brawl, bray …   Moby Thesaurus

• roar — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ almighty, deafening, ear splitting, great, huge, loud, mighty, thunderous, tremendous ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• roar — roarer, n. /rawr, rohr/, v.i. 1. to utter a loud, deep cry or howl, as in excitement, distress, or anger. 2. to laugh loudly or boisterously: to roar at a joke. 3. to make a loud sound or din, as thunder, cannon, waves, or wind. 4. to function or …   Universalium