roaring
adjective
[ ˈrɔːrɪŋ ]
• making or uttering a roar.
• "he was greeted everywhere with roaring crowds"
• very obviously or unequivocally the thing mentioned (used for emphasis).
• "last week's 70s night was a roaring success"
Similar:
enormous,
huge,
massive,
(very) great,
tremendous,
terrific,
complete,
unqualified,
out-and-out,
thorough,
unmitigated,
rip-roaring,
whopping,
thumping,
fantastic,
roar
verb
• (of a lion or other large wild animal) utter a full, deep, prolonged cry.
• "we heard a lion roar"
• (especially of a vehicle) move at high speed making a loud prolonged sound.
• "a car roared past"
Similar:
speed,
zoom,
whizz,
flash,
belt,
tear,
vroom,
scorch,
zap,
zip,
burn rubber,
bomb,
Origin:
Old English rārian (verb), imitative of a deep prolonged cry, of West Germanic origin; related to German röhren . The noun dates from late Middle English.
