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roisters

roisters is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roister.

Meaning of roister

Verb

roister (third-person singular simple present roisters, present participle roistering, simple past and past participle roistered)

  1. (intransitive) To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behaviour.
    • Then Elzevir cried out angrily, 'Silence. Are you mad, or has the liquor mastered you? Are you Revenue-men that you dare shout and roister? or contrabandiers with the lugger in the offing, and your life in your hand. You make noise enough to wake folk in Moonfleet from their beds.'[1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, Moonfleet, London; Toronto, Ont.: Jonathan Cape, published 1934, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    carouse, revel, riot
  2. (intransitive) To walk with a swaying motion.
    Synonyms:
    swagger

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Questions about roisters

What is roisters the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Roisters is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roister.

Words near roisters in the dictionary

  1. roisterings
  2. roisterly
  3. roisterous
  4. roisterously
  5. roisterousness
  6. roisters
  7. roisting
  8. roists
  9. roitelet
  10. roitelets
  11. rojak

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