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
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  • Get news about destinations, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, and where to stay.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • These men knew some simple and worthwhile truths, like where to eat, what to drink, and how to welcome a stranger.
    — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026
Definition of drink
Noun
  • And her giving spree shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon, despite having donated nearly half of her net worth.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 July 2026
  • My spree took under 20 minutes and almost no effort, a much easier proposition than hitting multiple stores to try to find these pieces.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of spree
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  • When the Black Queen’s message arrives in the Riverlands, the king consort, lil’ Oscar Tully, and their new pal Roddy the Ruin are busy reveling, making up ballads dedicated to their own derring-do.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • The pair sequester themselves in a shed while guests revel outside in the sunshine.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Definition of revel
Noun
  • The Peacock drama felt engineered for nothing more than capturing a weekend crowd, the kind of binge that dominates social media for three days and is then forgotten entirely.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026
  • But Junior Caminero, who celebrated his 23rd birthday Sunday but didn’t extend his homer binge of 11 over 11 games, popped out, which ended Lambert’s day.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
Definition of binge

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