carousing
carousing adjective: engaged in or associated with the act of carousing. Also the present participle and gerund of carouse.
Adjective
carousing (comparative more carousing, superlative most carousing)
- Engaged in or associated with the act of carousing.
- I remember I was once of a party of between twenty and thirty officers, from a squadron of four or five line-of-battle ships, and some smaller vessels, which met together at a tavern at St. Pierre's, Martinico, when a carousing scene took place, so characteristically unique, that it would require...1833, John Towne, Service Afloat, page 181
- A carousing zone is a place where the ritualism of generating antinomian excitement prevails and may even be institutionalized.2009, Randall Collins, Violence: A Micro-sociological Theory, page 256
Noun
carousing (plural carousings)
- carousal
- the wild carousings of drunken revellers
Also used as
carousing is also the present participle and gerund of carouse.
Examples of carousing in a sentence
- Pierre's, Martinico, when a carousing scene took place, so characteristically unique, that it would require the pen of Scott, or the pencil of Cruikshank , to do it justice.1833, John Towne, Service Afloat, page 181:
- A carousing group is almost always exclusively made up of men who are, more often than not, close in age, social position, and economic status.2010, Avron Boretz, Gods, Ghosts, and Gangsters:
Forms of carousing
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more carousing |
| superlative | most carousing |
| Noun | |
| plural | carousings |
Words formed from carousing
Words that rhyme with carousing
Questions about carousing
- What does carousing mean?
- Carousing means engaged in or associated with the act of carousing.
- How do you use carousing in a sentence?
- Pierre's, Martinico, when a carousing scene took place, so characteristically unique, that it would require the pen of Scott, or the pencil of Cruikshank , to do it justice.
- What part of speech is carousing?
- Carousing can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near carousing in the dictionary
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