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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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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roistering
Adjective
  • On Tuesday, the boisterous San Bernardino band Fuerza Regida, uploaded a statement to their 9.1 million followers, sharing support for the Latino community.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
  • The courtyard is anchored by a lush banyan tree, and a resplendent Art Deco dining room and bar encircle the boisterous patrons outdoors.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • Their everlasting merrymaking might seem warm and fuzzy at first glance, but in truth, there is a gloomy undercurrent to their existence, hiding just beneath the surface.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 May 2025
  • 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
Adjective
  • What To Know Videos on social media showed the group of drag artists walking into the theatre before the show began and being met with raucous applause.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
  • Those are the same rules of force for National Guard troops deployed under Trump's executive order in Los Angeles, where raucous protests have been ongoing.
    Sarah Dean, NBC news, 10 June 2025
Adjective
  • For 23 years, the rowdy blue agent of chaos lived as a second-class citizen at Disney.
    Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 2 June 2025
  • Tear gas was reportedly used near the stadium and water cannon were used near the Arc de Triomphe to disperse rowdy crowds.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Parties at vacation rentals sometimes raise the ire of neighbors when holiday revelry gets out of hand.
    Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Boston Herald, 24 May 2025
  • Often this will involve kids throwing popcorn and climbing on their friends’ shoulders in revelry — nothing too dissimilar from what takes place at many midnight screenings.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 12 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
  • Many were drinking alcohol from coolers at the home, the release said.
    Silas Morgan, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Courage is good, but so is sensitivity; seriousness is good, but so is frivolity; rationality is good, but so is imagination.
    Jenny Noyce, JSTOR Daily, 14 May 2025
  • Renoir’s film dramatized the end of an era (of high-society frivolities, as war loomed), and so does Anderson’s; namely, the end of the age of buccaneer industrialism.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 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 17 Jun. 2025.

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