raucousadjective
uk/ˈrɔː.kəs/us/ˈrɑː.kəs/loud and unpleasant:
I heard the raucous call of the crows.
Raucous laughter came from the next room.
The party was becoming rather raucous.
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Describing qualities of sound
- (as) clear as a bell idiom
- background
- bass 1
- brassy
- consonance
- crackle
- creaky
- depth
- distortion
- easy
- grating
- harmonious
- low-pitched
- pitched
- plaintive
- pure
- rhythmic
- sonorous
- squelch
- tune
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raucously
adverb uk/ˈrɔː.kəs.li/us/ˈrɑː.kəs.li/
raucousness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈrɔː.kəs.nəs/us/ˈrɑː.kəs.nəs/