carrying-on
[ kar-ee-ing-on, -awn ]
/ ˈkær i ɪŋˈɒn, -ˈɔn /
noun, plural car·ry·ings-on. Informal.
irresponsible, irritating, self-indulgent, or overwrought behavior: The baby-sitter was exhausted from the child's noisy carrying-on.
improper or immoral behavior.
Origin of carrying-on
First recorded in 1855–60
Words nearby carrying-on
carrycot,
carryforward,
carrying capacity,
carrying charge,
carrying place,
carrying-on,
carrère,
carse,
carshare,
carsick,
carsickness
Example sentences from the Web for carrying-on
When she got going, laughing and carrying-on, what wouldn't she say, right out before anybody!
The Brimming Cup |Dorothy Canfield FisherWhat's all this we hear about your carrying-on this morning?
Air Service Boys Flying for Victory |Charles Amory BeachThey always seem to be happy, singing and “carrying-on” with the utmost abandon.
The Spell of Flanders |Edward Neville VoseThere was a newly-married couple in our car, and of course lots of us were more or less interested in their carrying-on.
Atchoo! |George Niblo
British Dictionary definitions for carrying-on
carrying-on
noun plural carryings-on informal
unconventional or questionable behaviour
excited or flirtatious behaviour, esp when regarded as foolish