breathe vs roar

breathe

verb
  • To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath. 

  • To inspire (scripture). 

  • To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way. 

  • To live. 

  • To exhale or expel (something) in the manner of breath. 

  • To exercise; to tire by brisk exercise. 

  • To inhale (a gas) to sustain life. 

  • To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. 

  • To passionately devote much of one's life to (an activity, etc.). 

  • To whisper quietly. 

  • To give an impression of, to exude. 

  • To expel air from the lungs, exhale. 

  • To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently. 

  • To draw something into the lungs. 

  • To exchange gases with the environment. 

roar

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

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

  • To proceed vigorously. 

  • To be boisterous; to be disorderly. 

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

  • 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 breathe and roar occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )