gallop vs roar

gallop

verb
  • To progress rapidly through the body. 

  • To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty examination. 

  • To ride at a galloping pace. 

  • To make electrical or other utility lines sway and/or move up and down violently, usually due to a combination of high winds and ice accrual on the lines. 

  • To run very fast. 

  • To run at a gallop. 

  • To cause to gallop. 

noun
  • The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously. 

  • An act or instance of going or running rapidly. 

  • An abnormal rhythm of the heart, made up of three or four sounds, like a horse's gallop. 

roar

verb
  • To proceed vigorously. 

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