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raucous

/ˈɹɔkəs/

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What does raucous mean?

adjective

  1. Harsh and rough-sounding.
  2. Disorderly and boisterous.
  3. Loud and annoying.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɹɔkəs/

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But suddenly a deep raucous breathing and a rustle of leaves showed that Ranger was back.
Ernest Thompson SetonWild Animals I Have KnownProject Gutenberg ebook #3031
Some lean lazily against the side-posts, humming to themselves or calling to the passer-by in a raucous voice, and some listlessly read.
W. Somerset (William Somerset) MaughamThe Moon and SixpenceProject Gutenberg ebook #222
More book examples (3)
The point is, that the poor in London are not left alone, but rather deafened and bewildered with raucous and despotic advice.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonWhat's Wrong with the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #1717
The wilderness was always inhabited, so much so that it often became a bear-garden in which raucous good humour prevailed over everything.
Douglas, Sir MawsonThe Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914Project Gutenberg ebook #6137
We have found ourselves rich in goods, but ragged in spirit; reaching with magnificent precision for the moon, but falling into raucous discord on earth.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925