How to pronounce rambunctious
American English pronunciation
ram-BUNK-shus
- IPA
- /ɹæmˈbʌŋkʃəs/
- Syllables
- ram · BUNK · shus (3 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What rambunctious means
Wild, noisy, and full of energy
In a sentence: The puppies got rambunctious as soon as we opened the gate.
Where it comes from: It's a twist on an older word, "rumbustious," which also means wild and hard to control.
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