carol
Word family nouncarollercarolcarolling
car·ol1 /ˈkærəl/ (also Christmas carol) noun [countableC] → carrel carol2 verb (carolled, carolling British EnglishBrE, caroled, caroling American EnglishAmE) [intransitiveI, transitiveT] literary APMto sing or say something in a happy way 〔欢乐地〕唱(歌),说(话) ‘Goodbye, ’ carolled Boris happily. “再见。”鲍里斯愉快地说道。
Origin carol1 (1500-1600) carol “circular dance with singing” ((13-17 centuries)), from
Old French carole, probably from
Late Latin choraula “song for a group of singers”, from
Greek, from
choros (
→ CHORUS1) +
aulein 'to play a
→ REED2 instrument'