carol


Definition: Meaning of, carol in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkar(ə)l /

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Singular Plural
carol carols
also Christmas carol [countable]
  1. a traditional Christmas song
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  • verb
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
carol carolled, caroled carolled, caroled
Present Participle Third Person Singular
carolling, caroling
[British English] [American English] [intransitive and transitive] [literary]
  1. to sing or say something in a happy way
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carol used in phrases

  • Christmas Carol, A
    1. a short NOVEL by Charles DICKENS about an unpleasant old man called SCROOGE who hates to spend money. On CHRISTMAS EVE several GHOST s visit him to warn him about what will happen if he does not change. When he wakes up the next morning, he becomes a happy generous person, especially to his worker Bob CRATCHIT and CRATCHIT's sick son, TINY TIM .
  • Christmas carol (noun)
    1. a Christian song that people sing at Christmas
  • Joyce Carol Oates (noun)
    1. born in 1938 united States writer
  • Reed, Sir Carol
    1. (1906-76) a British film DIRECTOR, whose films include The Third Man (1949), Our Man in Havana (1959), and the musical film Oliver! (1968)
  • carol singer (noun)
    1. a singer of carols
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