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: boisterously disorderly
a … raucous frontier town—
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raucously
adverb
raucousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of raucous in a Sentence
He stepped over one man, avoided a raucous group of inebriated merchant seamen staggering for their boats, ran up his steps into the large foyer …
—James Clavell, Gai-Jin, 1994
The scene was reminiscent of a college fraternity reunion, with plenty of backslapping, joking, hugging and raucous laughter.
—Lewis Beale, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 1987
On the ledge of rock above this strange couple there stood three solemn buzzards, who, at the sight of the new comers uttered raucous screams of disappointment and flapped sullenly away.
—Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, 1887
the partying neighbors kept up their raucous laughter half the night
James Clavell, Gai-Jin, 1994
The scene was reminiscent of a college fraternity reunion, with plenty of backslapping, joking, hugging and raucous laughter.
—Lewis Beale, Chicago Tribune, 15 Feb. 1987
On the ledge of rock above this strange couple there stood three solemn buzzards, who, at the sight of the new comers uttered raucous screams of disappointment and flapped sullenly away.
—Arthur Conan Doyle, A Study in Scarlet, 1887
the partying neighbors kept up their raucous laughter half the night
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The night took a decidedly raucous turn when Megan Thee Stallion appeared onstage and performed a high-octane set of hits (frequently acknowledging the fellow hot girls in the crowd).
—Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
Bardem wrapped up his speech by thanking the film festival and exiting the stage to raucous applause Friday evening.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
There was a moment of stunned silence, followed by a burst of raucous applause.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
And fans would revel in the fervor at a raucous Mile High.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2024
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Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
Bardem wrapped up his speech by thanking the film festival and exiting the stage to raucous applause Friday evening.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
There was a moment of stunned silence, followed by a burst of raucous applause.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 17 Sep. 2024
And fans would revel in the fervor at a raucous Mile High.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Raucous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raucous. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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raucous
adjective
rau·cous
ˈrȯ-kəs 
1
: being harsh and unpleasant
a raucous voice
2
: behaving in a rough and noisy way
a raucous crowd
raucously
adverb
raucousness
noun
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