Roistering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Roistering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of roister.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of roister.
More Meanings
- Noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior.
Example Sentences
[H]e could look on with an eye of kindness at the lookers-on too; at the roystering youth bent upon enjoyment, and here taking it […]
Merry Mansions Sunday night, with loud parties in the distance. Matilda said she was going to have a good time at some heaven. And George Smith sat alone staring across the room. And out the window for a bit, at a roistering gathering of folk across the street. A city full of fathers with gathered arms of presents to give and get, this complicated time of year.
Word Forms
- roisterings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carouse, riot, roughhouse, ruff, uproariousness, gilravage.
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