carol
noun
a song, especially of joy.
were carolling
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past progressiveof carol.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It was morning; the sun was just rising, and a faint light was diffused through the trees, and the birds were carolling forth their matin songs.
From The Boys' And Girls' Library by Various
The day was bright and full of the fragrance of flowers, bells were ringing, and larks were carolling.
From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold
It was a fine, lovely morning in May, the sun shine bright above, and the birds were carolling in the hedgerows.
From Lavengro the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest by Watts, Theodore
Our own French guns were carolling away; the arrives were coming in.
From The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me by White, William Allen
They came out of the court, and walked off swiftly into the orchard, appearing to tread on air, and seemingly as happy as the birds that were carolling on the surrounding trees.
From The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts by Cooper, James Fenimore
