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# carol

noun (a carol, carols); verb (carol, carols, carolled/caroled, carolling/caroling); proper noun (Carol, a girl's name)

«carol» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A carol is a happy song, especially one sung at Christmas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carol/#m1)
2. To carol is to sing happily, or to go from house to house singing Christmas songs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carol/#m2)
3. Carol is a girl's name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carol/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and school, children sing carols at Christmas concerts and carol services. Carol singers go door to door and may collect money for charity. In stories, birds may «carol» in the morning. Phrases: Christmas carol, carol singers, carol service.

### Examples

- We sang carols around the Christmas tree. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carol/#x1)
- Carol singers knocked at our door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carol/#x2)
- Our school held a carol concert in the church. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carol/#x3)
- «Silent Night» is a famous carol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carol/#x4)
- The birds carolled in the morning sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carol/#x5)
- My aunt Carol bakes the best mince pies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carol/#x6)
- The cuckoo sang, and the lark carolled, for it was now beautiful spring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carol/#x7)

### Note

UK spelling: carolled, carolling; US spelling: caroled, caroling. Do not confuse with «carrel» (a study desk) or «Carroll» (Lewis Carroll). Safety: carol singing door to door should be done with an adult.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «carol» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carol/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«carol» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/carol.html) on Mova free.