roaring

 
Pronunciation: /ˈrɔːrɪŋ/

adjective

[attributive]
  • 1making or uttering a roar: he was greeted everywhere with roaring crowds a swollen, roaring river
  • (of a fire) burning fiercely and noisily: he sat by the roaring fire
  • chiefly archaic behaving or living in a noisy riotous manner: a roaring boy
  • (of a period of time) characterized by prosperity, optimism, and excitement: the Roaring Twenties
  • 2 informal very obviously or unequivocally the thing mentioned (used for emphasis): last week’s 70s night was a roaring success [as submodifier]: two roaring drunk firemen

Phrases

do a roaring trade (or business)

informal do very good business: the cafes on the boulevard were doing a roaring trade the food sellers were doing a roaring trade in spiced sausages

the roaring forties

stormy ocean tracts between latitudes 40° and 50° south.

Derivatives

roaringly

adverb