carol

Meaning

Noun

1. A round dance accompanied by singing.
2. A ballad or song of joy.
3. A ballad or song of joy.

Verb

1. To participate in a carol (a round dance accompanied by singing).
2. To sing in a joyful manner.
3. To sing carols; especially to sing Christmas carols in a group.
4. To praise or celebrate in song.
5. To sing (a song) cheerfully.

Synonyms

sing

Christmas carol

warble

anthem

chant

croon

hymn

song

🎶

vocalize

Christmas song

song of praise

sing of

lay

madrigal

noel

pipe

quaver

belt

singing

bay-stall

trill

twitter

vocal

caroll

aria

yodel

caroling

carrel cubical

hymn of praise

yodle

carrel

carrel stall

choral

canto

ritornello

ditty

grass

jõululaul

Hyphenated as

car‧ol

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkæɹəl/

Etymology

From Middle English carole, from Old French carole, from Old Italian carola, from Medieval Latin choraula, a variant of choraulēs (“flute player accompanying a chorus dance”), from Ancient Greek χοραυλής (khoraulḗs, “one who accompanies a chorus on the flute”), from χορός (khorós, “choir; dance”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to enclose”) or *ǵʰoros) + αὐλός (aulós, “flute”) (from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewlos (“tube”)). Compare chorus, terpsichorean.