Antonyms for caroling


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kar-uh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkær əl


Definition of caroling

Origin :
  • c.1300, verbal noun from carol (v.).
  • As in sing : verb carry a tune with one's voice
  • As in warble : verb trill
  • As in warble : verb sing
  • As in yodel : verb sing
  • As in chant : verb sing simple song or song part
  • As in harmonize : verb correspond, match
Example sentences :
  • I have heard them caroling with all cheerfulness in the midst of a driving snow-storm.
  • Extract from : « Birds in the Bush » by Bradford Torrey
  • Feelings and aspirations move like flocks of caroling songsters.
  • Extract from : « A Man's Value to Society » by Newell Dwight Hillis
  • But it is a cold night for caroling, and I hope you have been taken care of within.
  • Extract from : « Mirk Abbey, Volume 1(of 3) » by James Payn
  • Somewhere in the woods behind them a robin was caroling with liquid harmony.
  • Extract from : « Darkness and Dawn » by George Allan England
  • You dont mean to say you been caroling your roundelays in that place?
  • Extract from : « The Heart of Canyon Pass » by Thomas K. Holmes
  • "Say what you please," he cried, all but caroling in his joy.
  • Extract from : « The Tigress » by Anne Warner
  • It was like the sunshine and the caroling of birds and the smell of new-cut grass.
  • Extract from : « The Deemster » by Hall Caine
  • The rippling golden tones made me think of the caroling of birds on a spring morning.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories, April, 1931 » by Various
  • Bright-hued birds flashed through the foliage and thrilled the ear with their caroling.
  • Extract from : « Found in the Philippines » by Charles King
  • The birds of spring were caroling their first songs of the season, and the white mantle of snow disappearing under the sun-rays.
  • Extract from : « The World As I Have Found It » by Mary L. Day Arms

Synonyms for caroling

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