2
: boisterously disorderly
a … raucous frontier town—
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raucously
adverb
raucousness
noun
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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The beginnings of the dissolution of dialogue Until 1990, American politics and government was always a raucous and contentious how-do-you-do, but ultimately a cooperative venture to one degree or another.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
What compelled you to pivot to horror in 1930s Mississippi, infused with the segregation of the time, and a raucous celebration of the blues?
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
The city is technically just outside the region, but its commitment to Beaujolais runs deep (see: the city’s raucous Beaujolais nouveau event).
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
It’s been another raucous season of mischief and mayhem with the third installment of The White Lotus.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
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Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
What compelled you to pivot to horror in 1930s Mississippi, infused with the segregation of the time, and a raucous celebration of the blues?
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2025
The city is technically just outside the region, but its commitment to Beaujolais runs deep (see: the city’s raucous Beaujolais nouveau event).
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
It’s been another raucous season of mischief and mayhem with the third installment of The White Lotus.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 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 17 Apr. 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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