Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carouse

/kəˈɹaʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.50 in modern English

Syllables: carouse
IPA: /kəˈɹaʊz/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.

Intransitive verb

verb

To drink to excess.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

noun

A large draught of liquor.

noun

A drinking bout; a carousal.

Example Sentences

"We are all going to carouse at Brian's tonight."
"The prospect of two hundred (or more) loitering and carousing patrons streaming out of the club at 1 a.m. is profoundly disturbing to us."
"If I survive this headache, I promise no more carousing at Brian’s."
"[…] the cup-bearers did fill great gems made in form of cups with ancient wine, and the Demons caroused to Lord Juss deep draughts in honour of this day of his nativity."
"[…] therefore forward I went with my hey-de-gaies to Ilford, where I againe reſted, and was by the people of the towne and countrey there-about very very wel welcomed, being offred carowſes in the great ſpoon, one whole draught being able at that time to haue drawne my little wit drye; […]"
"Had our great Pallace the capacity To Campe this hoaſt, we all would ſup together, And drinke Carowſes to the next dayes Fate […]"

Etymology

From Middle French carousser (“to quaff, drink, swill”), from German gar aus (literally “all out, quite out”), from gar austrinken (“to drink up entirely, guzzle”). Compare German Garaus.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: carousser, gar aus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəˈɹaʊz/
British English: /kəˈɹaʊz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

carouses (present, singular) carousing (participle, present) caroused (participle, past) caroused (past) carouses (plural)

Derived Forms

carousal carouser carrousel

Synonyms

revel howl carousal bender toot booze-up roister riot

Rhymes With

allows how's cows vows browse aus bows brows arouse howes taos plows

Questions

How do you pronounce carouse?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈɹaʊz/.
What does carouse mean?: To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
Where does carouse come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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