American English pronunciation

How to pronounce raucous

IPA transcription: ['ɹɔkəs]

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Adjective

  • unpleasantly loud and harsh

  • disturbing the public peace; loud and rough

    “a raucous party”

    “rowdy teenagers”

Usage examples

  • The Cauca guan’s call is, like other guans, a loud, raucous honking.
  • In the hotheaded antebellum years, the Society could become raucous.