raucous
adjective
rau·cous
Ë?rȯ-kÉ™s 
2
: 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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When approached for comment in a raucous postgame locker room, Reed leaned into the recorder and kept it short and sweet.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Greene's time in the House has been marked by several controversies -- including her involvement in a raucous House Oversight Committee meeting that included name calling and her plot to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from the job earlier this year.
—Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Members of Santana sat in for a raucous Turn on Your Love Light, and the performance of Morning Dew, featuring a rare instance of Jerry Garcia in a mustache, is on YouTube.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
And at least in the most archetypal version of the story — which the movie leans into, hard — Seeger was deeply offended by Dylan’s decision to drown out his own lyrics, and violate the festival’s communal, rootsy spirit with raucous noise.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
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Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Greene's time in the House has been marked by several controversies -- including her involvement in a raucous House Oversight Committee meeting that included name calling and her plot to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from the job earlier this year.
—Sarah Beth Hensley, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Members of Santana sat in for a raucous Turn on Your Love Light, and the performance of Morning Dew, featuring a rare instance of Jerry Garcia in a mustache, is on YouTube.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
And at least in the most archetypal version of the story — which the movie leans into, hard — Seeger was deeply offended by Dylan’s decision to drown out his own lyrics, and violate the festival’s communal, rootsy spirit with raucous noise.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Raucous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raucous. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.
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raucous
adjective
rau·cous
Ë?rȯ-kÉ™s
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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