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roist

/ˈɹɔɪst/

roist verb: to roister.

Verb

roist (third-person singular simple present roists, present participle roisting, simple past and past participle roisted)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To roister.
    • I have a roisting challenge sent amongst
      The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks
      Will strike amazement to their drowsy spirits.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Forms of roist

third-person singular presentroists
present participleroisting
past participleroisted
pastroisted

Words that rhyme with roist

Questions about roist

What does roist mean?
Roist means to roister.
What part of speech is roist?
Roist is a verb.
How do you pronounce roist?
Roist is pronounced /ˈɹɔɪst/.
What is the past tense of roist?
The past tense of roist is roisted.

Words near roist in the dictionary

  1. ROIP
  2. Roiphe
  3. ROIs
  4. rois fainéants
  5. Roisin
  6. roist
  7. roisted
  8. roister
  9. roister-doister
  10. roister-doisters
  11. roistered

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