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died roaring

died roaring is the simple past and past participle of die roaring.

Meaning of die roaring

Verb

die roaring (third-person singular simple present dies roaring, present participle dying roaring, simple past and past participle died roaring)

  1. (Ireland, colloquial, dated) To die in agony, especially as divine punishment for a wicked life.
    • May you die roaring like Doran's bull!1910, Patrick Weston Joyce, “Comparisons”, in English as we speak it in Ireland, London: Longmans, Green, page 137

Questions about died roaring

What is died roaring the simple past and past participle of?
Died roaring is the simple past and past participle of die roaring.

Words near died roaring in the dictionary

  1. died on
  2. died on one's arse
  3. died on the vine
  4. died out
  5. died prematurely
  6. died roaring
  7. died roaring for a priest
  8. died the way one lived
  9. dieded
  10. Diederich
  11. Diederichs

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