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noun

Definition of carousingnext
as in merrymaking

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carousing

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verb

present participle of carouse
as in drinking
to take part in drunken revelry spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates

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  1. merrymaking
  2. drinking
  3. revelry
  4. jollity
  5. hilarity
  6. gaiety
Noun
  • The merrymaking vibes are cemented with a glowing carousel, nativity scenes (belénes), and loads of handcrafted ornaments and gifts to choose from.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The merrymaking is over, and the cold, gloomy feel of winter sets in — not the best recipe for a motivated staff.
    Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2024
Definition of merrymaking
Verb
  • What if the problem with eggnog is just that many of us are drinking the wrong kind?
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In the early 1980s, five seniors died after drinking homemade eggnog at a New Jersey nursing home.
    Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of drinking
Noun
  • Seen through the flicker of firelight and fighting, however, are the village musicians, whose fiddles and harmonizing voices rise pure and sweet above the revelry.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The event is pageantry and patriotism with a revelry of cadets and midshipmen bouncing and cheering for their branch.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of revelry
Noun
  • Sign up Eating and drinking (Image credit: Riverside Luxury Cruises) The first thing to say about eating on The Ravel is that there is no Captain's Table or forced jollity with other passengers.
    James Rampton, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
  • While the jollity may look a bit different from city to city, these global destinations keep the holiday cheer going year after year.
    Caitlin Morton, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2023
Definition of jollity
Noun
  • As the title suggests, this film is set over the course of four weddings and a funeral—and the many hiccups, hilarities, and heartbreaks that occur therein, especially between Hugh Grant’s Charles and Andie MacDowell’s Carrie.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The Day of the Jackal plays his assassin’s prosthetic work with dead-serious hilarity.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of hilarity
Noun
  • His formidable rich voice voice always carried the gaiety of a comic opera basso.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Françoise wanders away from us, from the room, into her own thoughts, solemn yet full of gaiety.
    Carlos Valladares, ARTnews.com, 27 June 2024
Definition of gaiety
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