Carouse — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party

engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɚɹˈaʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaɹeɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaɹeɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /kɚɹˈaʊz/.

Examples

They were out carousing last night

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

toot roister carousal bender booze-up riot

Parts of Speech

noun	revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
verb	engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking “They were out carousing last night”

Word Forms

carouse	verb	engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
carouse	noun	revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
carouser	noun	someone who enjoys riotous drinking
carousal	noun	revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
roisterer	noun	an especially noisy and unrestrained merrymaker
riot	noun	a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zechen

Ausgelassenheit beim Trinken; eine fröhliche Trinkparty

🇫🇷French

ribote

se réjouir de boire; une joyeuse fête

🇪🇸Spanish

ir de parranda

juerga al beber; una alegre fiesta de bebida

🇮🇹Italian

gozzovigliare

baldoria nel bere; una allegra festa a base di bevute

🇳🇱Dutch

zuipen

feestvreugde bij het drinken; een vrolijk drinkfeest

🇵🇹Portuguese

farra

folia em beber; uma festa alegre com bebidas

🇷🇺Russian

кутить

разгул в пьянстве; веселая попойка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दावत देना

पीने में आनंद; एक आनंददायक शराब पार्टी

🇮🇳Tamil

கொணர்வி

குடிப்பதில் களிப்பு; ஒரு மகிழ்ச்சியான மது விருந்து

🇮🇳Telugu

రంగులరాట్నం

మద్యపానంలో ఆనందం; ఉల్లాసమైన మద్యపాన పార్టీ

🇮🇳Gujarati

હિંડોળા

પીવામાં આનંદ; એક આનંદી પીવાની પાર્ટી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಏರಿಳಿಕೆ

ಕುಡಿತದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೋಜು; ಒಂದು ಮೋಜಿನ ಕುಡಿಯುವ ಪಾರ್ಟಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കറൗസ്

മദ്യപാനത്തിൽ ആനന്ദം; ഒരു ഉല്ലാസ മദ്യപാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਰੋਜ਼

ਪੀਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਜ਼ੇਦਾਰ; ਇੱਕ ਮਜ਼ੇਦਾਰ ਸ਼ਰਾਬ ਪੀਣ ਦੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狂欢

饮酒狂欢；欢乐的酒会

🇯🇵Japanese

カルース

酒を飲んで大騒ぎする。楽しい飲み会

🇰🇷Korean

카로틴

술을 즐기는 것; 즐거운 술자리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

say sưa

say sưa uống rượu; một bữa tiệc vui vẻ

🇹🇭Thai

ม้าหมุน

สนุกสนานในการดื่ม งานเลี้ยงสังสรรค์อันสนุกสนาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

pesta pora

pesta pora dalam minum; pesta minum yang meriah

🇵🇭Filipino

carous

pagsasaya sa pag-inom; isang masayang inuman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أسرف في تناول الخمر

الصخب في الشرب. حفلة شرب ممتعة

🇮🇷Persian

چرخ و فلک

عیاشی در نوشیدن؛ یک مهمانی نوشیدنی شاد

🇹🇷Turkish

eğlenmek

içki içme çılgınlığı; neşeli bir içki partisi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְהוֹלֵל

הילולה בשתייה; מסיבת שתייה עליזה

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