carouse 1 of 2

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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carouse

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verb

as in to drink
to take part in drunken revelry spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates

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Some allegedly caroused until dawn. Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025 From there, a series of scenes — a late-night house party full of adults drinking and carousing, a cascade of tinsel falling off a Christmas tree, a playground fail — replicate a you-are-there feeling as a preadolescent named Elwood Curtis navigates the agonies and ecstasies of boyhood. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024 Serving guests, some of them still carousing from the previous evening out, was never enough. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 July 2024 While more of a household name in Great Britain, Wakeman’s ethereal-sorcerer persona onstage was matched in his heyday for barroom carousing and insolvency. Jordan Hoffman, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for carouse
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Noun
  • What amazing feats the confidence of the drunk can accomplish.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 27 May 2025
  • Sometimes rough language is all a drunk can understand.
    Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • At the first mention of the Trump’s name, Straus sighs and grabs her drink off the bar, taking a long sip.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 30 June 2025
  • At school, nothing was more shameful to me than seeing my father drinking from the water fountain, sucking and gulping.
    Ottessa Moshfegh, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Zuckerberg’s poaching spree is just the high-stakes version of a much older human truth: transformation is easier to imagine when someone close has already blazed the trail.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • The film sees Steamboat Willie’s first mate, Minnie, go on a killing spree when seeking revenge against the childhood bullies who tortured her as a teenager.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 June 2025
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  • Milan’s Chukwueze revelled on this stage, exciting fans further with a number skilful runs on the ball.
    Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 1 June 2025
  • First up, while people are revelling following the verdict, the emotional intensity of reaction can be traced to a sense of loss.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Ever wonder why oddly specific ads start showing up after a documentary binge?
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
  • By changing how subscribers watch their content, Disney+ seems able to explore a fortunate development by allowing fans to engage with Riri’s story gradually while still providing the dopamine boost that comes with binge watching shows.
    Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

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“Carouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carouse. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.

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