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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Another is Normal, the raucous action pic written by John Wick and Nobody creator Derek Kolstad and starring Bob Odenkirk.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The film earned a raucous reaction at Monday’s premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Fears gripped Chicago over the weekend On the Lower West Side of Chicago, the start of Mexican Independence Day celebrations typically marks a raucous weekend of parties and parades drawing hundreds of thousands of attendees.
—Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Burton seals playoff fate Chase Center has become notorious for raucous crowds, although the Warriors’ audience has lost some of its edge in San Francisco.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
The film earned a raucous reaction at Monday’s premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Fears gripped Chicago over the weekend On the Lower West Side of Chicago, the start of Mexican Independence Day celebrations typically marks a raucous weekend of parties and parades drawing hundreds of thousands of attendees.
—Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Burton seals playoff fate Chase Center has become notorious for raucous crowds, although the Warriors’ audience has lost some of its edge in San Francisco.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Raucous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raucous. Accessed 15 Sep. 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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