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adjective

Definition of roisteringnext
as in boisterous

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roistering

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noun

as in merrymaking

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roistering

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verb

present participle of roister
as in carousing
to take part in drunken revelry the earl's wastrel son had spent the best part of his youth roistering and gambling

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roistering
  1. boisterous
  2. merrymaking
  3. raucous
  4. rowdy
  5. revelry
  6. drinking
  7. frivolity
  8. roaring
Adjective
  • But the action is set in the 1970s, replete with boisterous parties, dancing G.I. Joes and snowflakes throwing their own snow in the air.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Then came a boisterous rally in front of 42,000 fans at Dodger Stadium.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of boisterous
Noun
  • The merrymaking vibes are cemented with a glowing carousel, nativity scenes (belénes), and loads of handcrafted ornaments and gifts to choose from.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The merrymaking is over, and the cold, gloomy feel of winter sets in — not the best recipe for a motivated staff.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
Definition of merrymaking
Adjective
  • Stanley Tucci: How Julia Child Changed My Life Tampopo (1985) Getty Images Juzo Itami's Tampopo is a raucous Japanese comedy filled with vignettes about different characters eating, cooking, and—in the case of a dapper gangster and his girlfriend—engaging erotically with food.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Swift glimmered in her pink and blue bodysuit to a raucous roar from 92,000 screaming fans.
    Bryan West, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of raucous
Adjective
  • Her improv troupe got booted off the stage by a group of rowdy high school kids who were expecting a magician.
    Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to his gigs as a musician, Dunlap worked as a cab driver and as a janitor at Minneapolis’ storied First Avenue nightclub, where the Replacements played during the band’s famously rowdy come-up and where Dunlap met his wife, Chrissie, who was a talent booker at the club.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of rowdy
Noun
  • Seen through the flicker of firelight and fighting, however, are the village musicians, whose fiddles and harmonizing voices rise pure and sweet above the revelry.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The event is pageantry and patriotism with a revelry of cadets and midshipmen bouncing and cheering for their branch.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of revelry
Verb
  • Without question, eating and drinking (sometimes in artful excess) is part and parcel of any visit to the Big Easy—but the city’s culture stretches far beyond beignets and Sazeracs, converting first-time visitors into lifelong devotees of its countless charms.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • So far, no human is known to have gotten sick with bird flu from drinking raw milk.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of drinking
Noun
  • The main cast gets the feel and tone of what Wilson has wrought, both the frights and the frivolity.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Where most fictional depictions of the fashion world resort to camp and frivolity, La Maison takes its subject deadly seriously.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of frivolity
Adjective
  • Tinnitus is when someone hears ringing in the ears—or a buzzing or roaring sound.
    Carley Millhone, Health, 20 Oct. 2024
  • On her first day of filming, Ronan was thrown into a lively quickstep number in a roaring dance hall.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of roaring
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