2
: boisterously disorderly
a … raucous frontier town—
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raucously
adverb
raucousness
noun
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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That’s about the only thing that went awry Thursday night for Golden and his new team, a sparkling partnership met with raucous applause that is sure to produce even more fireworks soon.
—Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Heat fans have been encouraged to wear white to Saturday’s game, and Adebayo expects a raucous atmosphere.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Their raucous punk take on rock never materialized into a record deal, and the band chose not to enter a studio to record their original songs.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2025
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—Taylor Johnston, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Heat fans have been encouraged to wear white to Saturday’s game, and Adebayo expects a raucous atmosphere.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2025
Their raucous punk take on rock never materialized into a record deal, and the band chose not to enter a studio to record their original songs.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 24 Apr. 2025
The noise people often hear from cicadas is a mating tactic, according to the wildlife foundation, which notes that male cicadas tend to crowd together and produce raucous choruses in efforts to attract females.
—Taylor Johnston, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Raucous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raucous. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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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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