carol
a song, especially of joy.
a Christmas song or hymn.
a seat in a bay window or oriel.
a compartment in a cloister, similar to a carrel.
a kind of circular dance.
to sing Christmas songs or hymns, especially in a group performing in a public place or going from house to house.
to sing, especially in a lively, joyous manner; warble.
to sing joyously.
to praise or celebrate in song.
Origin of carol
1Other words from carol
- car·ol·er; especially British, car·ol·ler, noun
- outcarol, verb (used with object), out·car·oled, out·car·ol·ing or (especially British) out·car·olled, out·car·ol·ling.
- un·car·oled, adjective
- un·car·olled, adjective
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Other definitions for Carol (2 of 3)
a male or female given name.
Other definitions for Carol. (3 of 3)
Carolingian.
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How to use carol in a sentence
Likewise, his painstaking recreation of the past in period pieces like “Far From Heaven,” “carol,” or “Wonderstruck” has proven his ability not just to capture the look and feel of a bygone era, but to transport audiences right back into it.
A spin-off featuring Daryl and carol is slated to air in 2023.
I’m also assuming that when Fury or Talos tells carol that Monica is now in space, carol will want to pay her a visit.
WandaVision’s series finale sets up the future of Wanda and the MCU | Alex Abad-Santos | March 5, 2021 | VoxThis sets up Monica’s reported appearance and reunion with carol in the Captain Marvel sequel.
WandaVision’s series finale sets up the future of Wanda and the MCU | Alex Abad-Santos | March 5, 2021 | VoxDonald Duck doesn’t play Scrooge in Mickey’s Christmas carol!
There was carol White, a ho-hum homemaker who finds herself besieged by multiple chemical sensitivity in Safe.
A Christmas carol revived and reinvented it around the gift of giving.
Finally, a score or so of films have been made of the story, some called A Christmas carol and others, simply, Scrooge.
When A Christmas carol was published just in time for the Christmas of 1843, the holiday had been in a long decline in England.
Today, in contrast, if Grandma Maude starts one in Maine, Aunty carol can directly help out from California.
She looked radiantly beautiful, and as happy as if her soul were singing a Christmas carol.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonIll wager you dont even know what side of a horse to get on, declared carol as the latter two disappeared into their own room.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankI gathered that much, Virginia said, rising as Janet and carol returned, this time fully dressed and eager to get outside.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankAt supper Janet and carol had proposed a camping trip which the others received with enthusiasm.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair BlankI wish I had brought some cotton, carol commented darkly, for my ears, she added at Janets curious glance.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O | Clair Blank
British Dictionary definitions for carol
/ (ˈkærəl) /
a joyful hymn or religious song, esp one (a Christmas carol) celebrating the birth of Christ
archaic an old English circular dance
(intr) to sing carols at Christmas
to sing (something) in a joyful manner
Origin of carol
1Derived forms of carol
- caroler or caroller, noun
- caroling or carolling, noun
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