Antonyms for carol
ˈkær əlcar·ol

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1. carol

   To sing is primarily and ordinarily to utter a succession of articulate musical sounds with the human voice. The word has come to include any succession of musical sounds; we say the bird or the rivulet sings; we speak of "the singing quality" of an instrument, and by still wider extension of meaning we say the teakettle or the cricket sings. To chant is to sing in solemn and somewhat uniform cadence; chant is ordinarily applied to non-metrical religious compositions. To carol is to sing joyously, and to warble (kindred with whirl) is to sing with trills or quavers, usually also with the idea of joy. Carol and warble are especially applied to the singing of birds. To chirp is to utter a brief musical sound, perhaps often repeated in the same key, as by certain small birds, insects, etc. To chirrup is to utter a somewhat similar sound; the word is often used of a brief, sharp sound uttered as a signal to animate or rouse a horse or other animal. To hum is to utter murmuring sounds with somewhat monotonous musical cadence, usually with closed lips; we speak also of the hum of machinery, etc.

   Synonyms:
   chant, chirp, chirrup, hum, sing, warble

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1. carol

   Antonyms:
   whine, croak, cry, dirge, lament

   Synonyms:
   sing, warble, chirp, trill, whistle, chirrup, chant, hum

Matched Categories

1. • Music
   • Religious Song
   • Sing

Princeton's WordNet

1. carol, Christmas carolnoun

   joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ

2. carolverb

   a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)

3. carolverb

   sing carols

   "They went caroling on Christmas Day"

How to use carol in a sentence?

1. San Francisco publicist Lee Houskeeper:

   When the beatniks were handing the torch to the hippies, a girl named Carol Doda changed the world from a pole at the corner of Columbus Avenue and Broadway.

2. Joe Bruno:

   She loved to cook, was a devoted wife, amazing mother and a gracious woman. Carol spread joy to all those around her and will be missed greatly.

3. Hollywood Foreign Press Association:

   For more than 50 years, Carol Burnett has been breaking barriers while making us laugh, we are profoundly grateful for Carol Burnett contributions to the entertainment industry and honored to celebrate Carol Burnett legacy forever at The Golden Globes.

4. Lorenzo Soria:

   The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is delighted to honor Ellen DeGeneres with the Carol Burnett Award.

5. Tom Wolfe:

   Carol Doda's Breasts are up there the way one imagines Electra's should have been, two incredible mammiform protrusions, no mere pliable mass of feminine tissues and fats there but living arterial sculpture––viscera spigot––great blown-up aureate morning glories.

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