Thesaurus results for DITTIES

ditties

noun

plural of ditty

as in ballads

a short musical composition for the human voice often with instrumental accompaniment sung a little ditty in a minor key

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Recent Examples of ditties Hopkins kept playing, and even wrote little ditties on staff paper. — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 In the streaming music world, having access to all your favorite tunes and ditties is integral. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026 But, as with effectively a new group needing to gel, time was always going to be required for heroes to emerge and inspire terrace chants to replace or supplement the ditties to ‘Super Paul Mullin’, ‘White Pele’ (Elliot Lee) et al. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 May 2026 The songs, by Randy Newman, are simple but charming little ditties, particularly the ensemble numbers where this makeshift band of misfits express their devotion to one another. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026 These plinking, whimsical ditties—each song lasts but a minute or two at most— are evocative in their simplicity, but deceptively rich in texture. — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026 Later, orange lanterns carrying well-wishes floated toward the stars, mingling with the distant strains of Lao ditties from the karaoke machines of the ramshackle bars that lined the banks. — Chris Schalkx, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Mar. 2026 However, there are some quirky ditties that even multigenerational Southerners might not have ever heard, or that people commonly use in the wrong way. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2026 But perhaps the best aspect of Update was the return of Jane Wickline’s offbeat keyboard ditties. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025

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Noun

The nineteenth century saw authors in other countries (Germany, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, Norway) attempting to firm up their nationalist claims by ransacking popular ballads, rustic legends, and oral traditions.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Robin Hood, the ballads all postdate the Peasants’ Revolt and were wildly popular and continued to resonate and echo down.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of ballads

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A student there named John-Michael Tebelak wrote the book for the show as his master’s thesis, with original songs provided by his friends.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
But there was another Olivia Benson on the screen that night … the cat Olivia Benson, whom the pop superstar — who boasts 277 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 to date — named after the beloved character played by Hargitay for 27 seasons and counting.

— Anna Chan, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of songs

Noun

The scholar of religion Friedrich Max Müller (1823–1900) noticed that many Vedic hymns praise different deities using the same superlatives and ascribe to them the same mythological feats.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Avie Lee filled the family's two-room home with music by singing hymns, folk songs and traditional mountain music.

— Devarrick Turner, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hymns

Noun

Not with hardcore perreo or the female empowerment anthems that have become her trademark, but with the vulnerability of a broken heart.

— Leila Cobo, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026
Dolly Parton, the brilliant songwriter and beloved country singer who has died at age 80, wrote one of the great anthems of the American working class.

— John Nichols, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of anthems

Noun

Initially, the group aired jingles on the radio and distributed flyers around Ife, stressing the importance of early detection.

— Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Decked out in regalia featuring feathers, jingles, beads and colorful fabrics, these dancers from across Californian and North American tribal communities did prayer ceremonies in the Shingle Springs Rancheria’s open-air dance circle.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of jingles

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For more than 50 years, with a few breaks in between, Squeeze has been making memorable tunes by marrying infectious pop melodies with sophisticated and literate lyrics, often about the complexity of relationships.

— Craig Rosen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Sunday Night Football’s first game — and the first teams that Underwood shouted out in her weekly changing lyrics — was between NFC East rivals Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.

— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

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