Carouse: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Carouse verb. To drink plenty and make merry noisily with others.
How to say it
kuh-ROWZ/kəˈraʊz/
2 syllables, stressed on the second (ROWZ). Forms: caroused, carousing.
Carouse in a sentence
The rugby team caroused until the landlord switched the lights off.
They spent the night carousing on the beach under a full moon.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- revel
- make merry
- party
- roister
Where carouse comes from
From German gar aus, right out, as in draining a glass to the bottom.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
They spent the night _____ on the beach under a full moon.
- carouse
- slake
- savour
Show the answer
carouse: They spent the night carousing on the beach under a full moon.