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Raucous 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 4

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Raucous 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 4

Raucous 1100 Words You Need Week 41 Day 4

/ˈrɔː.kəs/ (adj)

loud and unpleasant, shrill, making a loud and harsh noise, strident, piercing, grating, dissonant, cacophonous, noisy, wild, boisterous, disorderly, rough, riotous, hoarse

Second, most papers on laughter in conversation distinguish between conversational laughter, which comes in short bursts and does not drastically interrupt the flow of interaction, and “laughing together,” which is raucous, extended, and involves most, if not all, of the participants. “Laughing together” is often considered a separate activity in and of itself and is far less referential than conversational laughter.

Source: https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/

Antonym: subdued

Noun: raucousness, raucity

Adverb: raucously


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