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• s  unpleasantly loud and harsh
• s  disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
  a raucous party

• She stays cool when the talk gets a little raucous, yet no one harbors a greater passion for the plan.
• Ask a South African if he likes her music, and he's likely to reply with some vivid, raucous tale.
• Grassley believes the raucous town meetings of August made it clear that Obama now faces something far larger than mere doubts about health-care reform.

• strident
• rowdy

News & Articles

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• Spurs Take Lead in NBA Finals
  From big 3s to Big Three, the Spurs had it all in the NBA Finals' raucous return to San Antonio. Danny Green made seven of the Spurs' finals-record 16 3-pointers, Tim Duncan had 12 points and 14 rebounds, and the Spurs clobbered the Miami Heat 113-77 on Tuesday night to take 2-1 lead in the series.
  June 12, 2013 - Fox News
• US beats Panama 2-0 in World Cup qualifying
  SEATTLE (AP) -- Jozy Altidore continued his scoring run. Eddie Johnson earned a moment to remember getting a goal before his raucous home crowd that matched the hype that came with playing a World Cup qualifier in Seattle.
  June 12, 2013 - The Associated Press via Yahoo! Sports
• Watch Haim Perform 'Forever' on David Letterman
  Los Angeles sister trio Haim tamed their raucous stage show (they've been called "feral" — in a good way — more than once) for the David Letterman stage on Monday night, performing their lead single "Falling." Bass player Este Haim, best known for her inability to self-censor, made some magnificent guitar faces.
  June 11, 2013 - Zimbio

Quotes

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• Billy Corgan in FMQB
  We've had some of our best results there. I think for Andy and myself it's a great situation. We're feeling really good and we know we're going to have a raucous crowd on our side. I think the Bryans could play on Pluto and still be the... James Blake http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Blake&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEU6RzoYlBTBqCRpIWMacO6Hjt9sg Reuters India http://www.google.com/url?q=http://in.reuters.com/article/worldOfSport/idINIndia-30607820071121&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHENmqcyK3eCS9qHbWmjZy2bKwNqQ Nov 20, 2007 80469 108492 raucous Billy Corgan said in a statement, The August tour is going to be a blast...... Expect a very loud and raucous show from us......and we are very, very happy to know we will finally be playing our own shows come November in New York, LA, and...
• David Moyes in Sportinglife.com
  Moyes said: "There were a few heads nodding but it took great bottle and courage for James Vaughan and Jagielka to go up. But the fans made that a special semi-final. I thought Everton's supporters were raucous and gave this stadium deserved...