- raucous laughter
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raucous laughter
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laughter — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hearty, helpless, hysterical, insane, loud, maniacal (esp. AmE), raucous, uncontrollable, uproarious, wild … Collocations dictionary
raucous — rau|cous [ˈro:kəs US ˈro: ] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: raucus] 1.) sounding unpleasantly loud ▪ He burst into raucous laughter . ▪ raucous cheers 2.) impolite, noisy, and violent ▪ A group of raucous students spilled out of the bar. ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
raucous — [[t]rɔ͟ːkəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A raucous sound is loud, harsh, and rather unpleasant. They heard a bottle being smashed, then more raucous laughter. ...the raucous cries of the sea birds. ...a raucous crowd of 25,000 delirious fans.… … English dictionary
raucous — raucously, adv. raucousness, raucity /raw si tee/, n. /raw keuhs/, adj. 1. harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter. 2. rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party. [1760 70; < L raucus hoarse, harsh, rough; see OUS] Syn. 1. rough,… … Universalium
raucous — rau|cous [ rɔkəs ] adjective 1. ) rude, noisy, and violent: a raucous gang of teenagers 2. ) a raucous voice or noise is loud and sounds rough: Raucous laughter came from inside. ╾ rau|cous|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
raucous — adjective 1) raucous laughter Syn: harsh, strident, screeching, piercing, shrill, grating, discordant, dissonant; noisy, loud, cacophonous Ant: soft, dulcet 2) … Thesaurus of popular words
raucous — rau•cous [[t]ˈrɔ kəs[/t]] adj. 1) harsh; strident: raucous laughter[/ex] 2) cvb rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party[/ex] • Etymology: 1760–70; < L raucus hoarse, harsh, rough; see ous rau′cous•ly, adv. rau′cous•ness, n … From formal English to slang
laughter — n. 1) to cause, provoke laughter 2) contagious, infectious; convulsive; derisive; hearty, loud, raucous, uproarious; sardonic; subdued laughter 3) a burst, fit, gale; ripple of laughter 4) (misc.) to double up with laughter * * * [ lɑːftə]… … Combinatory dictionary
raucous — adj. Raucous is used with these nouns: ↑din, ↑laughter … Collocations dictionary
loud — loud, stentorian, earsplitting, hoarse, raucous, strident, stertorous are comparable when they apply to sounds and mean great in volume or unpleasant in effect. Loud suggests a volume above normal and sometimes implies undue vehemence or… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Jack Mullin — John T. Jack Mullin (1913 ndash;1999) was an American pioneer in the field of magnetic tape sound recording and made significant contributions to many other related fields. From his days at Santa Clara University to his death, he displayed a deep … Wikipedia
