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roistering

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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roistering
Adjective
  • The first evening is boisterous and rowdy, thanks in part to the blues music played by the twins’ cousin Sammie Moore (Miles Caton).
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The siblings have very different personalities, as Jazz is calm and relaxed, whereas Jax is far more energetic and boisterous.
    Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Alternatively, the Perry Lane Hotel, as well as the brand-new, Ann Savannah, will put you in the heart of the merrymaking.
    Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
  • In fact, ancient Romans celebrated the day with a fertility festival with animal sacrifices and drunken merrymaking.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • This isn't the first time Ripa and Consuelos have dealt with a rowdy crowd.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • At various points, the judge threatened to throw the crowd out for being too rowdy.
    Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Cleveland baseball can be unhinged revelry, or a biblical terror, and everything in between.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Opened in 1966 by Jay Sarno and Stanley Mallin to channel the opulence and revelry of the Roman Empire, the classic property stretched across six towers checked all the boxes.
    Katie Chang, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Other home remedies are drinking hot tea with honey and lemon and breathing in steam from a hot shower.
    Amelia MacIntyre, Verywell Health, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Her character died after drinking a teacup full of crushed sleeping pills provided to her by Claire (Hayley Erin) while surrounded by members of the Newman family, including Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott) and Victoria (Amelia Heinle), according to Soap Opera Digest.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As serious as the overwhelming majority of the show is, there’s the fresh frivolity of the Thenardiers (Victoria Huston-Elem and Matt Crowle).
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
  • As serious as the overwhelming majority of the show is, there’s the fresh frivolity of the Thenardiers (Victoria Huston-Elem and Matt Crowle).
    Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Even some famous non-country artists will be making their Stagecoach debut like Lana Del Rey, T-Pain (who had a roaring Coachella set the weeks before), and the Backstreet Boys.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Tinnitus is when someone hears ringing in the ears—or a buzzing or roaring sound.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Roistering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roistering. Accessed 6 May. 2025.

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