how to pronounce carouse

/kɚˈaʊz/

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carouse is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of carouse in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… impotence leaving him to carouse another …”

meanings of carouse

verb:

To drink to excess.
To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.

noun:

A drinking match; a carousal.
A large draught of liquor.

carouse frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word carouse occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.