boisterous
adjective
bois·ter·ous
ˈbȯi-st(ə-)rəs 
1
a
: noisily turbulent : rowdy
b
: marked by or expressive of exuberance and high spirits
2
: stormy, tumultuous
boisterously
adverb
boisterousness
noun
Synonyms of boisterous
Examples of boisterous in a Sentence
The crowd was young and boisterous, the cheeseburgers were juicy and perfectly charred, and the place was always packed.
—
Jonathan Black, Saveur, October 2007
Things had apparently gotten a little too boisterous during the Northern Ohio Girls Soccer League games. And it wasn't the kids. Fed up with noisy, know-it-all parents, the league banned cheering and jeering from the sidelines for one game, which they dubbed Silent Sunday.
—Kate Rounds, Ms., December 1999/January 2000
Suzanne Massie, boisterous and voluble as we drove through her adopted neighborhood in St. Petersburg, hurtled to a sudden stop. She was laughing uproariously to see the spot, where five years earlier, her rented car had fallen apart …
—Christopher Lydon, Atlantic, February 1993
A large and boisterous crowd attended the concert.
the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run
Jonathan Black, Saveur, October 2007
Things had apparently gotten a little too boisterous during the Northern Ohio Girls Soccer League games. And it wasn't the kids. Fed up with noisy, know-it-all parents, the league banned cheering and jeering from the sidelines for one game, which they dubbed Silent Sunday.
—Kate Rounds, Ms., December 1999/January 2000
Suzanne Massie, boisterous and voluble as we drove through her adopted neighborhood in St. Petersburg, hurtled to a sudden stop. She was laughing uproariously to see the spot, where five years earlier, her rented car had fallen apart …
—Christopher Lydon, Atlantic, February 1993
A large and boisterous crowd attended the concert.
the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run
Recent Examples on the Web
Kind of a magnetic personality — not crazy loud or boisterous or anything like that, but just very good energy about him.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
All that was needed to set the stage was a boisterous and angry fan base, one desperate for their Oilers to play like they’re supposed to and get the results they’re expected to achieve.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Around 1945, tired of boisterous Chicago crowds, Muddy went electric, creating a whole new idiom of Chicago blues.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Grande asked the boisterous crowd, who quickly met the pop star's request for an encore with rapturous applause.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Nov. 2025
All that was needed to set the stage was a boisterous and angry fan base, one desperate for their Oilers to play like they’re supposed to and get the results they’re expected to achieve.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
Around 1945, tired of boisterous Chicago crowds, Muddy went electric, creating a whole new idiom of Chicago blues.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Grande asked the boisterous crowd, who quickly met the pop star's request for an encore with rapturous applause.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Boisterous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boisterous. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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boisterous
adjective
bois·ter·ous
ˈbȯi-st(ə-)rəs
1
a
: noisily rough : rowdy
a boisterous crowd
b
: marked by high spirits
boisterous laughter
2
: vigorously active : stormy
boisterously
adverb
boisterousness
noun
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