carouse 1 of 2

noun

Definition of carousenext
as in drunk
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking the Old West custom of heading to the saloon at night for an all-out carouse and some poker playing

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verb

kə-ˈrau̇z How to pronounce carouse (audio)
as in to drink
to take part in drunken revelry spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates

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Recent Examples of carouse
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But that doesn’t add much beyond three crusty Báthory ancestors carousing drunkenly in their coffins. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026 Many foreign attendees at San Fermín have no stomach for the spectacle and spend their early evenings carousing in local bars instead. — Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025 In late March, a few hundred people descended on the Mall at Bay Plaza in the Bronx with young-looking shoppers carousing and running through the complex, based on a TikTok video. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 28 May 2025 After all that carousing, Chalamet, 29, managed to show up all smiles on race day on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in MiamI Gardens. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for carouse
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carouse
  1. drunk
  2. drink
  3. spree
  4. revel
  5. binge
Noun
  • For speeders, drunks, reckless drivers and the like.
    — Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 25 June 2026
  • The Burgess Park/Blessington Street Basin spin is easy duty really compared to the Finsbury Park/Ranelagh Gardens spin, where I was laid out once like a drunk for a good half hour.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
Definition of drunk
Verb
  • But more typical are quality-of-life complaints from riders who report people drinking or getting high at stations or discarding bags of fast food debris on platforms.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • The weather service said people should take precautions, like drinking plenty of water and wearing lightweight, light-colored clothing.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Definition of drink
Noun
  • What might inspire someone who just graduated from probation to go on such an unfettered killing spree?
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
  • Importantly, the government said the move would be paid for by canceling plans to introduce digital ID, in an effort to reassure investors that Burnham isn’t about to go on an unfunded spending spree.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of spree
Verb
  • And on Wednesday, here in Atlanta, the Argentines turned a tourist attraction called Underground Atlanta into Underground Argentina, reveling with drums, chants, and dancing after beating England, 2-1, to earn a place in the championship game.
    — Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026
  • Walker wore his Cardinals hat backward, chewed a big wad of bubble gum and reveled afterward in flashing his imitation Liberty Bell bling, the champions chain presented by Ryan Howard.
    — Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of revel
Noun
  • The post-pandemic YOLO spending binges have given way to micro-indulgences.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • The Hawk is ten 30-minute episodes, so a breezy watch in the streaming age, particularly as it’s been dumped out as a binge, Netflix-style.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of binge

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