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noun

Definition of serenadenext
as in lullaby
a vocal or instrumental performance that is given outdoors at night for a lover wooed his lady with a serenade

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serenade

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verb

as in to croon

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Recent Examples of serenade
Noun
Elsewhere around the state, Patrick’s serenade of Kat was filmed at Seattle Center. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026 Their mother helped book their first gigs singing serenade covers. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
Sunday afternoon, the Rockies’ veteran left-hander stood on the mound at Coors Field and tipped his cap to the fans serenading him with cheers and applause. — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 8 June 2026 The line to enter, flowing through the white arches on Mission Street, moves quickly, with lucky diners squeezed in at long wooden tables and serenaded by the occasional mariachi band. — Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for serenade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for serenade
  1. lullaby
  2. croon
  3. chant
  4. warble
  5. chorus
  6. trill
  7. glee
  8. sharp
Noun
  • Later, piano slices through the fog with a supernatural three-note lullaby that springs just off the beat, racing forward through the song’s misty backdrop.
    — Vanessa Ague, Pitchfork, 26 June 2026
  • Check out this 1997 live TV version of Paranoid Android, which veers from lullaby to apocalypse within the space of a few minutes.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 May 2026
Definition of lullaby
Verb
  • The minute-long clip, shared on June 10, shows Langley crooning the late '90s ballad while accompanying herself on piano.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • The camera pans to Cody crooning while strumming his guitar throughout the video.
    — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Definition of croon
Noun
  • Miami Beach mayor Steven Meiner even joined the chant, giving a warm welcome to the hundreds of fans waiting for tomorrow’s game.
    — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
  • There’s also a daily Hawaiian chant each evening led by a mix of local experts who are happy to chat one-on-one afterwards.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026
Definition of chant
Verb
  • Her distinctive voice has been Widowspeak’s emblem since the band first emerged, warbled like Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval over CB radio.
    — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
  • The track begins with Winter’s distinct vocals warbling and wobbling over a tender percussion groove.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2025
Definition of warble
Noun
  • When not excavating and eating Rosenthal’s bread and cheese, the men rehearse for a musical comedy performance featuring a chorus line of men in drag.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026
  • Porter Police Chief Dan Dickey, supported by the Porter Town Council, joined the chorus.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of chorus
Verb
  • McGill’s superbly nuanced calls, runs, and trills elicited commentary from a second audience, perched in the trees above—a colloquium of finches, towhees, titmice, kingbirds, juncos, and Eurasian collared doves.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
    — Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026
Definition of trill
Noun
  • Although Jones takes responsibility for the hurt and dysfunction his compulsive tomcatting caused, the legendary lothario details his conquests with barely disguised glee.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026
  • Now, there is country-wide camaraderie and glee, mainstream momentum like never before.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of glee
Verb
  • In the fall, the workers trade in their pruning shears for knives sharp enough to skin a deer in minutes.
    — Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Today there’s a rich universe of supplemental Pynchon material ranging from prose only an English PhD could unpack, to sharp analysis that makes the experience of reading Pynchon communal and fun.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
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