Guests carouse the sparkling tears of the rich grape.
Denham.
Egypt's wanton queen,
Carousing gems, herself dissolved in love.
Young.
Ca*rous"er (?), n. One who carouses; a reveler.
Ca*rous"ing, a. That carouses; relating to a carouse.
Ca*rous"ing*ly, adv. In the manner of a carouser.
Carp (kńrp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Carped (kńrpt); p. pr. & vb. n. Carping.] [OE. carpen to say, speak; from Scand. (cf. Icel. karpa to boast), but influenced later by L. carpere to pluck, calumniate.] 1. To talk; to speak; to prattle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at.
Carping and caviling at faults of manner.
Blackw. Mag.
And at my actions carp or catch.
Herbert.