Antonyms for carolled


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


Definition of carolled

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 :
  • The morrow was the great Calesford day; Henrietta carolled of it.
  • Extract from : « The Amazing Marriage, Complete » by George Meredith
  • She stroked her own smooth cheek, and carolled out, "What a pretty barbule!"
  • Extract from : « Spanish Vistas » by George Parsons Lathrop
  • So she carolled it forth like the birds, in a sweet and simple song.
  • Extract from : « Minnie Brown » by Daniel Wise
  • And I carolled, not as if I had been young Siegfried, but a young dragon, nay!
  • Extract from : « My Austrian Love » by Maxime Provost
  • The birds flitted from bough to bough and carolled louder and lustier than ever.
  • Extract from : « The Doctor's Daughter » by "Vera"
  • In the meantime Nino carolled out one love song after another.
  • Extract from : « A Roman Singer » by F. Marion Crawford
  • The match is carolled in ballads, while the rabble throw their caps up.
  • Extract from : « Kenilworth » by Sir Walter Scott
  • "So sorry to have been so long," carolled a voice from above.
  • Extract from : « Zuleika Dobson » by Max Beerbohm
  • He was aware of innumerable birds that carolled with a piercing and intolerable sweetness.
  • Extract from : « Chivalry » by James Branch Cabell
  • He chirped, and prattled, and carolled, and was sorry I was going away—but never a word about Andy.
  • Extract from : « Miss Mehetabel's Son » by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Synonyms for carolled

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