wassail

🇺🇸 /ˈwɑːseɪl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈwɒseɪl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
intransitive verb
R

to celebrate and drink with others

On New Year's Eve, they went wassailing at the local pub.

R

to go around singing Christmas carols at people's houses

The children went wassailing, singing carols and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.

translation

vi. to celebrate and drink with others; to go around singing Christmas carols at people's houses

Word Forms

3rd Present wassails
Past wassailed
Perfect wassailed
Progressive wassailing