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: boisterously disorderly
… a … raucous frontier town …—
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raucously
adverb
raucousness
noun
Synonyms of raucous
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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It’s taken time, Fonseca admits, to grow accustomed to playing in front of such raucous crowds.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
But what had once been raucous and raunchy mischief, was now benign horseplay.
—Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The après-ski scene can range from raucous to elevated.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Now, the teams will head back to the raucous Rogers Centre, where the Dodgers will have their backs against the wall, needing to win two games on the road to become baseball's first repeat champion in 25 years.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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George Ramsay, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
But what had once been raucous and raunchy mischief, was now benign horseplay.
—Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The après-ski scene can range from raucous to elevated.
—AFAR Media, 30 Oct. 2025
Now, the teams will head back to the raucous Rogers Centre, where the Dodgers will have their backs against the wall, needing to win two games on the road to become baseball's first repeat champion in 25 years.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for raucous
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“Raucous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raucous. Accessed 5 Nov. 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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