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Caroling

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Noun

1. caroling

singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Caroling

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noun
1. 
a joyful hymn or religious song, esp one (a Christmas carol) celebrating the birth of Christ
2. archaic
an old English circular dance
verb -ols, -olling, -olled or US -ols, -oling or -oled
3. (intransitive)
to sing carols at Christmas
4. 
to sing (something) in a joyful manner

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Caroling

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noun
1. 
a feminine name
see also Caroline
2. 
a masculine name
noun
1.  Obsolete
a kind of circle dance
2. 
a song of joy or praise; esp., a Christmas song
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈcaroled or ˈcarolled, ˈcaroling or ˈcarolling
3. 
to sing, esp. in joy; warble
4. 
to sing carols, esp. Christmas carols, in chorus with others
verb transitive
5. 
to sing (a tune, etc.)
6. 
to praise in song

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Caroling

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n.
1. A song of praise or joy, especially for Christmas.
2. An old round dance often accompanied by singing.
v. car·oled, car·ol·ing, car·ols also car·olled or car·ol·ling
v.intr.
1. To sing in a loud, joyous manner.
2. To go from house to house singing Christmas songs.
v.tr.
1. To celebrate in or as if in song: caroling the victory.
2. To sing loudly and joyously.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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