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Definition of carol verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

carol

verb
 
/ˈkærəl/
 
/ˈkærəl/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they carol
 
/ˈkærəl/
 
/ˈkærəl/
he / she / it carols
 
/ˈkærəlz/
 
/ˈkærəlz/
past simple carolled
 
/ˈkærəld/
 
/ˈkærəld/
past participle carolled
 
/ˈkærəld/
 
/ˈkærəld/
(US English) past simple caroled
 
/ˈkærəld/
 
/ˈkærəld/
(US English) past participle caroled
 
/ˈkærəld/
 
/ˈkærəld/
-ing form carolling
 
/ˈkærəlɪŋ/
 
/ˈkærəlɪŋ/
(US English) -ing form caroling
 
/ˈkærəlɪŋ/
 
/ˈkærəlɪŋ/
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  1. to sing or say something in a cheerful way
    • carol (something) They carolled loud and long.
    • + speech ‘So good of you to join us!’ he carolled merrily.
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French carole (noun), caroler (verb), of unknown origin.
See carol in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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