Carol (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a song, especially of joy.
  2. a Christmas song or hymn.
  3. a seat in a bay window or oriel.
  4. a compartment in a cloister, similar to a carrel.
  5. a kind of circular dance.
verb (used without object), car·oled, car·ol·ing or (especially British) car·olled, car·ol·ling.
  1. to sing Christmas songs or hymns, especially in a group performing in a public place or going from house to house.
  2. to sing, especially in a lively, joyous manner; warble.
verb (used with object), car·oled, car·ol·ing or (especially British) car·olled, car·ol·ling.
  1. to sing joyously.
  2. to praise or celebrate in song.
noun
  1. a male or female given name.
abbreviation
  1. Carolingian.
noun
  1. a joyful hymn or religious song, esp one (a Christmas carol) celebrating the birth of Christ
  2. an old English circular dance
verb -ols, -olling or -olled or US -ols, -oling or -oled
  1. to sing carols at Christmas
  2. to sing (something) in a joyful manner
Carol (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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