verb
- making a loud, discordant noise or commotion, typically as a form of public mockery or protest
Usage: present participle of charivari; archaic or historical; chiefly North American
Examples
- The townspeople were charivariing outside the house of the unpopular newcomer.
- Charivariing was a common form of social disapproval in colonial settlements.
- They spent the evening charivariing and making a ruckus to express their displeasure.
- The crowd began charivariing when the controversial figure appeared in public.