I put a fewshillings in his hand, and as I turned away I heard the roar of laughterwhich followed his first tumble on the stage.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) At length that low roar of many voices ran through the crowd whichusually announces the arrival of whatever they have been waiting for.
Old Mr. Wardle was in thevery height of his jollity; and he was so funny in his management of theboard, and the old ladies were so sharp after their winnings, that thewhole table was in a perpetual roar of merriment and laughter.
I couldnot hide the wild mirth and joy which boiled within me, and made mewhen I was alone, at home, jump up and beat my hands together, anddance round and round, and roar aloud.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) The Pickwickians had no sooner dismounted than they were surrounded bya branch mob of the honest and independent, who forthwith set up threedeafening cheers, which being responded to by the main body (for it'snot at all necessary for a crowd to know what they are cheering about),swelled into a tremendous roar of triumph, which stopped even thered-faced man in the balcony.
( Dickens The Pickwick papers ) A roar of applause that rent the air.
Do what he would, a smile would come into Mr. Pickwick's face; the smileextended into a laugh; the laugh into a roar; the roar became general.
Above the hoarse loud hum, arose, from time to time, aboisterous laugh; or a scrap of some jingling song, shouted forth, byone of the giddy crowd, would strike upon the ear, for an instant, andthen be lost amidst the roar of voices and the tramp of footsteps; thebreaking of the billows of the restless sea of life, that rolled heavilyon, without.