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View synonyms for carrying-on
carrying-on
[ kar-ee-ing-on, -awn ]
noun
, Informal.
, plural car·ry·ings-on.
- irresponsible, irritating, self-indulgent, or overwrought behavior:
The baby-sitter was exhausted from the child's noisy carrying-on.
- improper or immoral behavior.
carrying-on
noun
- unconventional or questionable behaviour
- excited or flirtatious behaviour, esp when regarded as foolish
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Word History and Origins
Origin of carrying-on1
First recorded in 1855–60
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Example Sentences
When she got going, laughing and carrying-on, what wouldn't she say, right out before anybody!
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There was a newly-married couple in our car, and of course lots of us were more or less interested in their carrying-on.
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They always seem to be happy, singing and “carrying-on” with the utmost abandon.
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What's all this we hear about your carrying-on this morning?
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