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Meaning of bullroar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. An extremely loud and vehement voice.
    countable
  2. Synonym of bullroarer (a type of musical instrument).
    countable
  3. Euphemistic form of bullshit.
    euphemistic, form-of, uncountable

Examples

“They protested vehemently with strangled groans, fat belches and rattling bullroars, spattering everyone with lacy, foul-smelling spittle, their necks and legs flailing in all directions and contorting their bodies as they were forcibly thrown to the ground by tying up a foreleg and heaving them heavily sideways.”
“Carmel remembers Harry's grandfather as having pure white hair and a bullroar of a voice.”
“Australian aborigines symbolically depict totems on stones called churinga or on wood used as bullroars.”
“Cut out the bullroar and tell it to me like it is.”
“Let's flush this new fangled corporate image bullroar and get back to good old belly-to-counter selling.”
“In fact, without in the least playing like an agenda-driven blockbuster, "Captain Marvel" posits that female superheroes don't have time for bullroar and might just be better at taking care of business.”
“You can even deny the apocalypse. But I'm not gonna let you bring Amily into your extraordinary brand of bullroar.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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