boisterous
adjective
bois·ter·ous
ˈbȯi-st(ə-)rəs 
1
a
: noisily turbulent : rowdy
b
: marked by or expressive of exuberance and high spirits
2
: stormy, tumultuous
boisterously
adverb
boisterousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of boisterous in a Sentence
The crowd was young and boisterous, the cheeseburgers were juicy and perfectly charred, and the place was always packed.
—
Jonathan Black, Saveur, October 2007
Things had apparently gotten a little too boisterous during the Northern Ohio Girls Soccer League games. And it wasn't the kids. Fed up with noisy, know-it-all parents, the league banned cheering and jeering from the sidelines for one game, which they dubbed Silent Sunday.
—Kate Rounds, Ms., December 1999/January 2000
Suzanne Massie, boisterous and voluble as we drove through her adopted neighborhood in St. Petersburg, hurtled to a sudden stop. She was laughing uproariously to see the spot, where five years earlier, her rented car had fallen apart …
—Christopher Lydon, Atlantic, February 1993
A large and boisterous crowd attended the concert.
the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run
Jonathan Black, Saveur, October 2007
Things had apparently gotten a little too boisterous during the Northern Ohio Girls Soccer League games. And it wasn't the kids. Fed up with noisy, know-it-all parents, the league banned cheering and jeering from the sidelines for one game, which they dubbed Silent Sunday.
—Kate Rounds, Ms., December 1999/January 2000
Suzanne Massie, boisterous and voluble as we drove through her adopted neighborhood in St. Petersburg, hurtled to a sudden stop. She was laughing uproariously to see the spot, where five years earlier, her rented car had fallen apart …
—Christopher Lydon, Atlantic, February 1993
A large and boisterous crowd attended the concert.
the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run
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Over the next decade the Leon family expanded and the kids moved out and away, yet food continued to anchor them in their many boisterous reunions.
—Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2025
His boisterous persona was more comical than confrontational, a hot-air balloon of strutting pomposity punctured by his family.
—Jim McKairnes, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
On Sunday, the usually boisterous Dickson Court next to Royce Hall was empty except for a few tourists and neighborhood residents walking their dogs.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
The boisterous Musk and Ramaswamy have already solved one of Roosevelt’s problems by generating numerous headlines, from among other things, a trip to Capitol Hill.
—Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
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Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2025
His boisterous persona was more comical than confrontational, a hot-air balloon of strutting pomposity punctured by his family.
—Jim McKairnes, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
On Sunday, the usually boisterous Dickson Court next to Royce Hall was empty except for a few tourists and neighborhood residents walking their dogs.
—Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
The boisterous Musk and Ramaswamy have already solved one of Roosevelt’s problems by generating numerous headlines, from among other things, a trip to Capitol Hill.
—Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made By History, TIME, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Boisterous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boisterous. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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boisterous
adjective
bois·ter·ous
ˈbȯi-st(ə-)rəs
1
a
: noisily rough : rowdy
a boisterous crowd
b
: marked by high spirits
boisterous laughter
2
: vigorously active : stormy
boisterously
adverb
boisterousness
noun
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