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/ |
- 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.
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