roar

/rɔːr/ verb

Definition

MAKE NOISE [I] › to make a loud, deep sound: We could hear a lion roaring from the other side of the zoo. She roared with laughter.

roar past/down, etc › If a vehicle roars somewhere, it moves fast making a loud noise: A huge motorcycle roared past.

SHOUT [I, T] › to say something in a very loud voice: "Stop that!" he roared.

(Definition of roar verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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