the roar of traffic

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• roar — 01. We could hear the [roar] of the waterfall long before we saw it. 02. The lion [roared] to warn the hyenas to keep away. 03. The car [roared] around the track at speeds of over 120 miles per hour. 04. The [roar] of traffic outside our hotel… …   Grammatical examples in English

• roar — [[t]rɔ͟ː(r)[/t]] roars, roaring, roared 1) VERB If something, usually a vehicle, roars somewhere, it goes there very fast, making a loud noise. [WRITTEN] [V adv/prep] A police car roared past... [V adv/prep] The plane roared down the runway for… …   English dictionary

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• 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

• traffic — noun 1 vehicles going somewhere ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, bumper to bumper, busy, congested, heavy, terrible ▪ The traffic was terrible on the way here. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• roar — 1 verb 1 (I) to make a deep, very loud noise: We heard a lion roar. 2 (T) to say or shout something in a deep, powerful voice: “Get out of my house!” he roared. 3 (I) also roar with laughter especially BrE to laugh loudly and continuously: When… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• roar — [rɔː] verb I 1) [I/T] to shout, speak, or laugh very loudly The crowd roared as the team ran onto the pitch.[/ex] Barney roared with laughter.[/ex] 2) [I] to make a continuous very loud noise Military planes roared overhead.[/ex] 3) [I] if a lion …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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