raucous

[ raw-kuhs ]

/ ˈrɔ kəs /

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adjective

harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.

rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party.

OTHER WORDS FOR raucous

1 rough, jarring, raspy.

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OPPOSITES FOR raucous

1 soft, mellow, dulcet.

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Origin of raucous

1760–70; <Latin raucus hoarse, harsh, rough; see -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM raucous

rau·cous·ly, adverbrau·cous·ness, rau·ci·ty

[raw-si-tee], /ˈrɔ sɪ ti/, noun

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How to use raucous in a sentence

While researchers have long noted the rat’s raucous chatter, few actually studied it.
Naked mole-rat colonies speak with unique dialects|Jonathan Lambert|January 28, 2021|Science News
The notion that Bills fans are a particularly raucous breed has grown in recent years, but the spirit is not new.
‘Bills Mafia’ waited a generation for a team like this. It’s had to embrace it from afar.|Adam Kilgore|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
The only problem is that, amid rising coronavirus rates, the team will have to make do with far fewer fans — just 3,000, per recent reports — at its normally raucous domed stadium.
Sean Payton proposes quarantining 50,000 Saints fans so team can have home-field advantage|Des Bieler|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
It’s a great way for outdoor enthusiasts to gather for what’s often a raucous experience, cringing or gasping or cheering their way through daring feats in the mountains or stories of fascinating characters.
Stream These 5 Highlights from the Banff Film Festival|Erin Berger|November 26, 2020|Outside Online

At this enchanted hour, the residents of the forest grow raucous.
Here’s what bats ‘see’ when they explore the world with sound|Carolyn Wilke|October 29, 2020|Science News For Students
British Parliament exploded in an uproar as members raucously heckled the prime minister during his testimony.
The Week in Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|July 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She jokes, laughing raucously with neighbors, and stands in the doorway to the tent painting her nails a deep brown.
Haiti’s Horrendous Teenage Prostitution Problem|Lisa Armstrong|June 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
One of the men laughed raucously, as he pointed out the light.
The Trail Horde|Charles Alden Seltzer
A mule brayed raucously, startling flocks of wild geese to flight from nearby cliffs, a herd of deer on a mad stampede inland.
Port O' Gold|Louis John Stellman
His nomination had his head up between the slats, and was crowing regularly and raucously.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day
He laughed again, raucously, and turned his back to Sanderson, disappearing into the store.
Square Deal Sanderson|Charles Alden Seltzer
A clape called at them raucously as he rapped out his warning on a dead limb beside the road.
Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures|Alice Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for raucous

raucous

/ (ˈrɔːkəs) /

adjective

(of voices, cries, etc) harshly or hoarsely loud

Derived forms of raucous

raucously, adverbraucousness or rare raucity (ˈrɔːsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for raucous

C18: from Latin raucus hoarse

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