beep vs roar

beep

verb
  • To sound (something that makes a beep). 

  • To contact (someone via) a pager device. 

  • To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back. 

  • To produce a beep. 

  • To have sexual intercourse with - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts 

noun
  • A message sent to a pager device. 

  • A short, electronically produced tone. 

  • The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound. 

roar

verb
  • Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise. 

  • Of animals (especially a lion), to make a loud deep noise. 

  • To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses do when they have a certain disease. 

  • To proceed vigorously. 

  • To be boisterous; to be disorderly. 

  • To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly. 

  • To laugh in a particularly loud manner. 

  • To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. 

  • to cry 

noun
  • A loud resounding noise. 

  • A show of strength or character. 

  • The deep cry of the bull. 

  • A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open. 

  • The cry of the lion. 

How often have the words beep and roar occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )