carousing
Americannoun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- carousingly adverb
- uncarousing adjective
Etymology
Origin of carousing
First recorded in 1580–90; carouse ( def. ) + -ing 1 ( def. ) for the noun; carouse ( def. ) + -ing 2 ( def. ) for the adjective
Example Sentences
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At first, the transition was difficult to manage, Farrell said: “After 15 or 20 years of carousing the way I caroused and drinking the way I drank, the sober world is a pretty scary world.”
From Los Angeles Times
The flamenco dancer Olga Pericet began topless, curled up on the floor like a beached mermaid or a woman recovering from a night of carousing.
From New York Times
I was in New York doing a show and perhaps going through some melancholic times and carousing too much and enjoying Broadway, but not really that happy myself.
From New York Times
MacGowan died Nov. 30 at the age of 65 after a lifetime of drinking, carousing and writing songs that fused Irish tradition with the spirit of punk.
From Washington Times
His songs blended the scabrous and the sentimental, ranging from carousing anthems to snapshots of life in the gutter to unexpectedly tender love songs.
From Washington Times
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