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noun

roistering

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verb

present participle of roister
as in carousing
to take part in drunken revelry the earl's wastrel son had spent the best part of his youth roistering and gambling

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Adjective
  • Cucinelli, speaking in boisterous Italian through a translator, recalls with a booming laugh.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There was also a boisterous celebration in Cleveland's locker room after the game.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Museums also make for a great break from holiday-merrymaking.
    Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
  • The merrymaking vibes are cemented with a glowing carousel, nativity scenes (belénes), and loads of handcrafted ornaments and gifts to choose from.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Sports radio can be loud and raucous, blaring with bluster and bellowing.
    Scott Simon, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The Aztecs make their second trip to Phoenix in a month, this time to face controversial new conference member GCU in one of the nation’s most raucous home-court atmospheres.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • But while downtown Chicago rang in the new year with raucous revelry, a quieter celebration took place at Mount Sinai Hospital, when Brandon Alexander Whittington entered the world as the first Chicago baby of 2026.
    Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The scenes of revelry from a joyous Venezuelan diaspora celebrating from Miami to Madrid were not repeated here.
    Mery Mogollon, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The continuum of problem drinking There aren’t just two types of drinkers –– those who have a problem and those who don’t have to worry about it, Dick said.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But generally, fewer people are seeking out these whales, so fewer are being made, partly because people are not drinking as many high-octane, high alcohol beers.
    Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • At startup, the flat-six engine’s titanium exhaust sounds rowdier than that of the average 911, but is modulated enough to make long drives untaxing.
    Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2026
  • While Gauthier and the Ducks were shut out, Drysdale netted a goal and an assist, much to the delight of the rowdy fans on hand.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • The Colts’ offense is absolutely humming.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The media’s historical focus on higher-profile candidates and outsiders may reflect not press frivolity but rather genuine shifts in voter sentiment during periods of discontent with conventional politicians and established governance approaches.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Sending up the no-stakes frivolity of progressive Reform Judaism, characters played by Seth Rogen and Kate Berlant get some insight-free chuckles.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Roistering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roistering. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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