adjective
Other Word Forms
- raucity noun
- raucously adverb
- raucousness noun
Etymology
Origin of raucous
1760–70; < Latin raucus hoarse, harsh, rough; -ous
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Example Sentences
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Russell's third successful goal-kick made it 17-0 to the delight of a raucous Murrayfield, with Scotland showing far more in attack than they had during the whole 80 minutes in Rome.
From Barron's
However, a horrendous first end - during which the Italians stole four points - left them chasing in front of a raucous home crowd armed with horns, bells and whistles.
From BBC
After seeing he'd put himself in pole for a third, he took both skis off, raised them in the air to acknowledge the public acclaim, before making a small bow, to more raucous applause.
From Barron's
Out in the hallway, the raucous chatter of teenagers echoed in the halls, and cars honked on the busy street outside to pick them up.
From Los Angeles Times
Then he led a raucous singalong to his nostalgic hit “DTMF” as a crowd hoisted the flags of nations across Latin America behind him.
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