Word
raucous
Phoneticsrau·cous
US/ˈɹɔkəs/
UK/ɹˈɔːkəs/
Definition
adj. making a loud, unpleasant, and noisy sound. You use this to describe voices or sounds that are very loud and not quiet.
adj. characterised by loud, harsh, or unpleasant sounds. Often describes vocalisations or environmental noise that lacks refinement.
Examples
“The crowd made a raucous noise as the team scored.”
“The raucous laughter of the students echoed through the empty halls long after the party ended.”
“The documentary captures the raucous atmosphere of the 1960s counterculture movement, focusing on the unfiltered energy of the street protests.”
Examples
simple
“The crowd made a raucous noise as the team scored.”
contextual
“The raucous laughter of the students echoed through the empty halls long after the party ended.”
complex
“The documentary captures the raucous atmosphere of the 1960s counterculture movement, focusing on the unfiltered energy of the street protests.”
Real-World Examples
“Just over a minute later, when daylight returned to the park, the crowd burst into raucous cheers.” “The Bluebirds were good value for their point, having twice taken the lead in front of a raucous Pride Park crowd of 28,926.” Etymology
Borrowed from Latin raucus (“hoarse, husky, raucous”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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