Raucous Definition

rôkəs
adjective
Hoarse; rough-sounding.
A raucous shout.
Webster's New World
Rough-sounding and harsh.
Raucous laughter.
American Heritage
Loud and rowdy.
A raucous party.
Webster's New World

Harsh and rough-sounding.

At night, raucous sounds come from the swamp.
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Origin of Raucous

  • Latin raucus (hoarse, husky, raucous)

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin raucus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Raucous Sentence Examples

  • Even at this hour a piano was pounding out a raucous tune in one of the three saloons.

  • A short pause is followed by a raucous laugh.

  • Another interesting species is the toucan (Ramphastos), whose enormous beak, awkward flight and raucous voice make it a conspicuous object in the great forests of northern Brazil.

  • Some babies have difficulty getting to sleep which can make bedtime a rather raucous and frustrating affair.

  • It is sometimes raucous, sometimes humorous and quite often just plain weird!

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Words Starting With

RRARAU

Words Ending With

SUSOUS

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raucous

Words Starting With R and Ending With S

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With R7 Letter Words Ending With S