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roaring

Meaning of “roaring”

Present-participial or verbal-noun form of roar, meaning to make such a sound, especially in distress or fierceness.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
16 occurrences16 verses9 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Job 4:10

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Zephaniah 3:3
Her princes within her are roaring lions; her judges are evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.
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1611 witness · Zephaniah 3:3 · retained source text

Her princes within her are roaring lyons; her Iudges are euening wolues, they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

1611 marginal noteEzek.22.27. mic.3.11.

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Crying like a bull or lion; uttering a deep loud sound.

volume 2, leaf 492, column 1 (main_dictionary)