Definitions for raucous

raucous rau·cous

Spelling: [raw-kuh s]
IPA: /ˈrɔ kəs/

Raucous is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 133 anagrams from letters in raucous (acorsuu).

Definitions for raucous

adjective

  1. harsh; strident; grating:
  2. rowdy; disorderly:

Origin of raucous

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

Examples for raucous

An hour-and-a-half of pure, raucous, profanity-fueled laughter: what a perfect edition of Fashion Police aired on E!

Then 45 years old, Robert Foligny Broussard was a raucous and charismatic Democrat from New Iberia, Louisiana.

At first it was raucous, trembling with patriotism, a sea of seething yellow.

Cochran's voice rose above the clamor of the room in a raucous whoop.

For a while, Oliver Symmes heard the raucous music of the crowd.

"Cottonton" was a mass of frantic arms, raucous voices, white faces.

Actually, the scene was so darned enthusiastic that it began to look a little like a raucous Walmart employee rally.

His voice was so deep and raucous that it seemed to jar the soles of her feet.

They roared the raucous song of freedom, and faster and faster they charged.

So raucous did the celebration get that City Tavern took the unusual step of sending along a bill for “breakage.”

Word Value for raucous
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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