carouse
verb (used without object)
to engage in a drunken revel.
had been carousing
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past perfect progressiveof carouse.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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I recollected that the brigands had been carousing close to the opening of my cave, so I returned thither to inspect the spot.
From Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I by M. Y. Halidom
He had been carousing the night before, and was now mistaking nausea and depression for a naturally good disposition perverted by ill-treatment.
From The Heavenly Twins by Madame Sarah Grand
The story he told was that Lanier had been carousing at his quarters with certain enlisted members of the guard.
From Lanier of the Cavalry or, A Week's Arrest by Charles King
The morning air of the Seplasia reeked with perfumes, more, even, than was its wont; for Carthaginian and Capuan revellers had been carousing there, and several of the shops had been broken open.
From The Lion's Brood by Duffield Osborne
The larger part of the crew who had been carousing at the foot of the big rock, soon began to dispute with each other; their voices grew higher and higher, their actions more vehement.
From The Three Midshipmen by Victor Prout
