caroling

variants or carolling
present participle of carol

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Recent Examples of caroling There will be caroling, live music, visits with Santa, free children’s crafts, model train displays and more. Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2025
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Verb
  • When a pack of Ecuador fans gathered to cheer in front of a television camera, Bam slipped into the crowd, waving his flag and chanting for his team.
    Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 6 July 2026
  • All throughout the match, drums were banging and fans were chanting.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • In Glacier View, Alaska, about two hours north of Anchorage, celebrating America’s Independence Day makes fireworks a thing of the past.
    Carmela Asmar, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • For much of the country, the 250th anniversary of independence on Saturday is a time for celebrating and debating the country's birth.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • The social media buzz escalated, with hundreds of accounts weighing in on the issue, many of which lambasted Sullivan and USA Fencing while praising Turner.
    Elijah Polance, Hartford Courant, 5 July 2026
  • Magazine, praising Swift's ability to handle intense public scrutiny.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • By visiting the Basilica and blessing the new tower, the pope follows in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI who in 2010 consecrated the Sagrada Familia.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • Jimmy Fallon has been blessing the New York Knicks with good humor for decades.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

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“Caroling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caroling. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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