Meaning

2 senses

  1. (intransitive)To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behaviour.

    engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

  2. (intransitive)To walk with a swaying motion.

Origin

From Old French rustre, from Latin rusticus. Doublet of rustic.

From Old French rustre, from Latin rusticus. Doublet of rustic.

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Forms

roisters, roistering, roistered, roistered
Base formroister · to roister
3rd person singularroisters
Present participleroistering
Past simpleroistered
Past participleroistered

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyroister
he, she, itroisters

Past simpleLesson

all personsroistered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave roistered
he, she, ithas roistered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill roister

Synonyms

4 synonyms
carouserevelriotswagger
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words
Relatedroisterer
Derivedroisteringlyroisterlyroisterousroisterously

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
rogerrogueroleA1roleplayrolex
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