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roistering

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noun

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
Adjective
  • But the clothes themselves show plenty of personality under the false advertising; accordingly, Popov delivers a boisterous tale of a woman coming into her own, told with real humor and heart.
    Stephen Saito, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
  • As the boisterous FreeCon meeting wound down, as people began to check phones for airline departures, there would have been a few holdouts of the absolutist sort — a few people who would refuse to sign a document acknowledging the Creator’s role in any benefaction whatsoever.
    Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Alternatively, the Perry Lane Hotel, as well as the brand-new, Ann Savannah, will put you in the heart of the merrymaking.
    Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
  • In fact, ancient Romans celebrated the day with a fertility festival with animal sacrifices and drunken merrymaking.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • This feels fitting for a company that aims to make people roll around with raucous laughter.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The few Republican officials who have held town halls lately have faced raucous crowds.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump’s rowdy speech — a litany of actions taken during his first 43 days in office and a list of his plans for the future — was interrupted by some Democratic legislators in the House chamber.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The action unfolds at nine stadiums spanning the Phoenix metro region — in Tempe, Peoria, Mesa, Goodyear and Scottsdale — as Bay Area fans rush to the region to enjoy a rowdy, sports-heavy celebration with plenty of rivalry matchups.
    Nora Heston Tarte, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • With the game coming in February and the revelry leading up to Mardi Gras, officials wanted them out of sight as New Orleans would be inundated with visitors.
    Rick Rojas, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The women in the fresco are both hunters and dancers, suggesting that the duality of slaughter and revelry was a central tenet.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • While for me, drinking coffee felt like a bad habit—there are proven health benefits when enjoying it in moderation.
    Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Hop in a car to wind down at the Parker Palm Springs’ Counter Reformation, an appealingly dark and moody bar with a confessional in the corner and a small, excellent list of wines in three sizes (all starting at $11), which allows for sampling, drinking or indulging.
    Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The sketch is an expression of all the things Everybody’s Live does best: sincere love and admiration for cultural iconography, forced through a sieve of surreal frivolity.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Values are whatever drives us and can include family, faith or frivolity.
    Mary E. Dozier, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
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
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“Roistering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roistering. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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