Reaction to a touchdown (4 letters)

{ Answer }

ROAR

{ Related Clues }

Bellow
Din
Guffaw
Hubbub
Thunder
Amplified purr
Announce loudly
Arena sound
Belly laugh
Deep rumble
Expression of pride?
Hearty guffaw
Jungle cry
Jungle sound
Laugh loudly
Leonine complaint
Lion's insigne
Lion's warning
Niagara sound
Sound of the 20's?
Stadium sound
Surf sound
Veldt sound
Zoo sound
Conch shell effect
Enthusiastic audience response
Home-run accompaniment
More than chuckle
Niagara Falls sound
No mere chuckle
Plea to Columbia's lion
Shuttle launch sound
Die laughing, so to speak
Much more than a snicker

{ Tags }

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{ Notes }

The answer ROAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.

{ Definition }

ROAR as a noun:

1. (boom, roar, roaring, thunder) = a deep prolonged loud noise

2. (bellow, bellowing, holla, holler, hollering, hollo, holloa, roar, roaring, yowl) = a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his bellow filled the hallway"

3. the sound made by a lion

ROAR as a verb:

1. (roar, howl) = make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles; "The wind was howling in the trees"; "The water roared down the chute"

2. (thunder, roar) = utter words loudly and forcefully; "`Get out of here,' he roared"

3. (howl, ululate, wail, roar, yawl, yaup) = emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with sorrow"

4. act or proceed in a riotous, turbulent, or disorderly way; "desperadoes from the hills regularly roared in to take over the town"-R.A.Billington

5. (bellow, roar) = make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed"

6. (roar, howl) = laugh unrestrainedly and heartily