A chiefly British dialectal term for a loud noise or roar, used both as a noun (a loud sound) and as a verb (to make a loud sound).
A chiefly British dialectal term for a loud noise or roar, used both as a noun (a loud sound) and as a verb (to make a loud sound). The word has a raw, onomatopoeic quality that suits its meaning. It appears in regional British literature and dialect records, particularly from Northern England and Scotland.
There was an awful rowt coming from the barn — turned out the cattle had broken through a partition.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(chiefly, UK) A loud noise.
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(chiefly, UK) To make a loud noise.
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