roaring

Example Sentences

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Thin, unfunny in spots and marred on the premi�re by the brandied roarings of a number of Mr. Astaire's fashionable friends, Gay Divorce nevertheless provides a generous measure of polite entertainment.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tempest wrapped the mountain in flame and roarings, and the rain-charged wind buffeted the quick and the dead thus linked together by a gruesome prank of Fate.

From The White Hecatomb And other Stories by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

Cease to think of thyself with thy roarings and groanings.

From The Romance of the Soul by Staveley, Lilian

I ran to the door, but fled again on hearing the thunderings and roarings of the Major, who beat frantically, louder and louder.

From Christmas Penny Readings Original Sketches for the Season by Fenn, George Manville

It was some little time before she could collect her scattered thoughts; but Daddy's roarings and vociferations at length brought her to a realizing sense of her responsibilities.

From Little Wolf A Tale of the Western Frontier by Cornelius, M. A.