as in boisterous
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way
that beach is often taken over by packs of rambunctious young people, so don't go there expecting peace and quiet
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Even the smallest domestic cat breed – the Singapura – can become rambunctious or territorial.
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Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
Naturals every single one of these long-haired, rambunctious boys are.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
Try topping that amusement for a player as prideful and rambunctious as McMichael.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2024
The movie, directed by David Gordon Green and written by Leland Douglas, follows Stiller as a Chicago real estate exec who must oversee his four wild, rambunctious nephews on their Ohio farm after their parents tragically die.
—Natalie Sitek, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
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Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024
Naturals every single one of these long-haired, rambunctious boys are.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
Try topping that amusement for a player as prideful and rambunctious as McMichael.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2024
The movie, directed by David Gordon Green and written by Leland Douglas, follows Stiller as a Chicago real estate exec who must oversee his four wild, rambunctious nephews on their Ohio farm after their parents tragically die.
—Natalie Sitek, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Rambunctious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rambunctious. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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