"roistering" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: roisterings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} roistering (plural roisterings)
  1. Noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior.
    Sense id: en-roistering-en-noun-Ev8uDtUb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} roistering
  1. present participle and gerund of roister Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: roister
    Sense id: en-roistering-en-verb-ZX1Hvk3w

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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