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roar

[rawr, rohr] / rɔr, roʊr /


NOUN
loud outburst
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While she did see Arsenal win the trophy two decades years ago, she said: "it has been a long time since Arsenal has had anything to scream and roar about".

From BBC • May 31, 2026

It features a built-in system that amplifies the sounds of the electric engine in a bid to mimic the roar of a traditional supercar.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

The engine roar, so critical to Ferraris, can be provided by what the company calls an “external amplification system” that pumps the natural sound of the electric axles out to the street.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

In Montgomery City, Mo., Mr. Moskowitz observes, “people got out in their nightclothes to see the racers roar through” at 3:50 a.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

She could hear nothing, though, over the roar of the car, and Boaz’s own words, which seemed to play on loop, echoing in her mind and making her angrier with each passing refrain.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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