raucous
adjective/ˈrɔːkəs/
/ˈrɔːkəs/
- sounding loud and rough
- raucous laughter
- a raucous voice
- a group of raucous young men
- They grew more and more raucous as the evening went on.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRaucous is used with these nouns:- din
- laughter
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from Latin raucus ‘hoarse’ + -ous.Definitions on the go
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