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I was just a goofy little funny kid, who was always getting sent to the principal. It wasn't serious because I was smart. I wasn't like a true troublemaker, just rambunctious - like, talkative and trying to be funny. That was me in middle-school.
J. Cole

Meaning of "rambunctious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RAMBUNCTIOUS

Probably from Icelandic ram- (intensifying prefix) + -bunctious, from bumptious.
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PRONUNCIATION OF RAMBUNCTIOUS

rambunctious  [ræmˈbʌŋkʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAMBUNCTIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rambunctious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES RAMBUNCTIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rambunctious in the English dictionary

The definition of rambunctious in the dictionary is boisterous; unruly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RAMBUNCTIOUS


anxious
ˈæŋkʃəs
compunctious
kəmˈpʌŋkʃəs
contradictious
ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃəs
factious
ˈfækʃəs
fractious
ˈfrækʃəs
infectious
ɪnˈfɛkʃəs
innoxious
ɪˈnɒkʃəs
noninfectious
ˌnɒnɪnˈfekʃəs
noxious
ˈnɒkʃəs
obnoxious
əbˈnɒkʃəs
overanxious
ˌəʊvərˈæŋkʃəs
ructious
ˈrʌkʃəs
rumbunctious
rʌmˈbʌŋkʃəs
unanxious
ʌnˈæŋkʃəs
unobnoxious
ʌnəbˈnɒkʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAMBUNCTIOUS

rambla
ramble
rambler
rambling
rambling club
rambling rose
ramblingly
ramblings
Ramboesque
Ramboism
Rambouillet
rambunctiously
rambunctiousness
rambutan
RAMC
ramcat
Rameau
ramee
ramekin
ramen

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAMBUNCTIOUS

ambitious
captious
cautious
conscientious
contentious
expeditious
facetious
factitious
fictitious
flirtatious
nutritious
ostentatious
pretentious
previous
scrumptious
superstitious
tendentious
tortious
unambitious
unpretentious
vexatious

Synonyms and antonyms of rambunctious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rambunctious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAMBUNCTIOUS

Find out the translation of rambunctious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rambunctious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rambunctious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粗暴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bravucón
570 millions of speakers

English

rambunctious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पर्यटन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هائج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

раздражительный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

indisciplinado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উচ্ছ্বসিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

turbulent
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rambunctious
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wild
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

やんちゃな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

난폭 한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rambunctious
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hay nổi giận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காமவெறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उच्छृंखल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

delişmen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

chiassoso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hałaśliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дратівливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rambunctious
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

θορυβώδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rambunctious
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rambunctious
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

larm
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rambunctious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAMBUNCTIOUS»

The term «rambunctious» is regularly used and occupies the 81.802 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAMBUNCTIOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rambunctious» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rambunctious» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rambunctious

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5 QUOTES WITH «RAMBUNCTIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rambunctious.
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J. Cole
I was just a goofy little funny kid, who was always getting sent to the principal. It wasn't serious because I was smart. I wasn't like a true troublemaker, just rambunctious - like, talkative and trying to be funny. That was me in middle-school.
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Blythe Danner
Being a grandmother is probably the most important thing to me. I have two really rambunctious little ones, and I love spending time with them.
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Tony Dorsett
The Rooneys are very classy. They're very deliberate with their decision-making. Once you're part of that family, Steeler nation, they treat you with respect. You don't have a lot of rambunctious players running around.
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Willa Holland
I think that at 21, I still look like I'm 17 years old, so I feel like I'm going to be playing teenagers for a while, and that's a very relatable stage in a teenage life for a female - that kind of rambunctious stage.
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Tom Sizemore
I was a wayward kid, a rambunctious and angry teenager, but I found acting as a fifteen-year-old.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAMBUNCTIOUS»

Discover the use of rambunctious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rambunctious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World
In this optimistic book, readers meet leading scientists and environmentalists and visit imaginary Edens, designer ecosystems, and Pleistocene parks.
Emma Marris, 2011
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Robby the Rambunctious Rabbit
This is the story of a young rabbit who finds his passions with the help of a old friend. In the end he finds his confidence and begins a new tradition.
Prince Stringer, 2013
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Wild Women in the Kitchen: 101 Rambunctious Recipes & 99 ...
Combines recipes with profiles of famous women and the dishes that they inspired the authors to create
Wild Women Association, 1996
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Delicious laughter: rambunctious teaching stories from the ...
Included here are the notorious 'Latin Parts' that Reynold Nicholson felt were too unseemly to appear in English in his 1920s translation.
Coleman Barks, 1990
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The Livebait Cookbook: Rambunctious Seafood Cooking
The challenge for home cooks is replicating these exciting recipes in their own kitchens. This book shows how, with easy-to-follow tips for successful dishes, plus 175 great recipes. 70 color photos.
Theodore Kyriakou, Charles Campion, 1998
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Rambunctious, Rogue and Rapscallion: And Other Tales for ...
This book will entertain youngsters with its fanciful tales of talking raccoons, a pet fawn, a goat that's always in trouble, flowers from heaven and a frog named Freddy.
Mary Ney Gilhooly, 2008
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Nondescript Rambunctious
It wouldn't be wrong to label this novel a thriller, but it also confounds the expectations of that label, to great effect." -Quill & Quire
Jackie Bateman, 2011
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The Town that Died Laughing: The Story of Austin, Nevada, ...
This is the story of Austin and of the Reveille--an uproarious, intimate picture of the men and the manners, the hey-day and the decline, of a typical frontier boom town."--Book jacket.
Oscar Lewis, 1955
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The Rambunctious Lady Royston
The mischievous behavior of Samantha shocks London society and threatens to destroy the love of her husband, the Earl of Royston
Kasey Michaels, 1982
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Ronnie the Rambunctious Rhino
You put him in the "Time Out" pen. What happens when Ronnie, the Rambunctious Rhino, uses his horn to break out and go on a rampage in the West Hills of Portland, Oregon? Read it and find out?
Ron Thornhill, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAMBUNCTIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rambunctious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Karlovy Vary Review: Dietrich Brϋggemann's Rambunctious Neo …
There is a brilliantly funny, whipsmart moment in Dietrich Brϋggemann's "Heil" and it's the first thing we see. A lightning-paced glimpse of deeply familiar World ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
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Raccoons creator eyes possible reboot for rambunctious animated hit
He's sure the time is right to bring back the rambunctious bunch, including married couple Ralph and Melissa, and Bert's best pal Cedric, a nerdy pink aardvark. «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
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Gordon Smith (1962-2015): Gregarious, rambunctious Ashbury grad …
Never one to fly under the radar, Gord's over-the-top personality often got him into trouble until, in an attempt to curb his rambunctious nature, his parents sent ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jun 15»
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The Rambunctious Rebel: Audi RS6 Reviewed
The RS6 has been the surprise launch from Audi in India. Why is it a surprise? Well, because it rebels against the notion that station wagons will not work in ... «NDTVAuto.com, Jun 15»
5
Randy Howard, country singer, dies a country song death
The rambunctious crooner died Tuesday evening in a scene worthy of a country music song, complete with an outstanding warrant, a standoff with a seasoned ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
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Keston Cobblers Club: Wildfire review – rambunctious folk and …
Thus, sibling singers Matt and Julia Lowe have Of Monsters and Men-type shouty harmonies; there's Mumford-type rambunctious folk and Stornoway's joyous ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Review: A Rambunctious Production of 'Kiss Me Kate' in Hartford
The most notorious spanking in theater history is being delivered with good-humored gusto at Hartford Stage, where the musical “Kiss Me, Kate” is happily ... «New York Times, May 15»
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The Goddess of Buttercups and Daisies by Martin Millar review …
Set in the Athens of 421BC, Buttercups and Daisies is a comedy that is by turns rambunctious, satirical and bittersweet. It features appearances by Socrates and ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Flames' rambunctious rookie Ferland toast of the town
These are literally signs of encouragement — “Sorry Nenshi: Ferland for Mayor,” for instance, in Bridgeland — befitting the Calgary Flames rookie's meteoric rise ... «Calgary Herald, Apr 15»
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Rambunctious four-year-old triggers brief lockdown at the White …
Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary told CNN that a “4-year-old child climbed under (a) temporary bike rack along Pennsylvania Avenue. Child was fine and ... «fox6now.com, Apr 15»

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