Thesaurus results for SERENADES

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noun

plural of serenade

as in chants

a vocal or instrumental performance that is given outdoors at night for a lover wooed his lady with a serenade

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verb

present tense third-person singular of serenade

as in croons

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Noun

Scrolling SoundCloud the other week, I was reminded of the Blackberry arguments, email apologies, and voicemail serenades of the Heartbreak Drake era. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026 Clips from the Pitt-Stanford game spread rapidly on Bluesky, where multiple users captured separate free-throw serenades and posted them individually. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Mar. 2026 Across from the San Francisco Giants’ home base of Oracle Park, the audience swayed to British singer-songwriter Oliva Dean’s R&B-infused serenades at The One Party by Uber at Pier 48. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026

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Noun

The track — with its croaking guitar, cymbal smashes, and stuttering vocals — sounds nothing like Brat’s gleaming, clubby gems (or the bouncy pop-punk of her 2014 LP Sucker, for that matter).

— Caryn Ganz, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026
The track became a much larger global success after Blackpink star Jennie added her vocals and celebrity to a remix.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of vocals

Verb

The feeling was warm with the weather to match, the synth pads and Auto-Tuned croons so airy and resonant.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
Richard Marx croons his way onto Billboard’s jazz charts for the first time in a career as a lead recording artist that dates back almost 40 years.

— Gary Trust, Billboard, 26 Jan. 2026

Definition of croons

Noun

D4vd stood to make millions from future albums D4vd turned a viral gaming hobby into a bona fide music career by creating songs for gamers to use in videos.

— Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The further Rico and Blume stray from their winning formula (hard-ass rapping over hard-ass beats), the less effective these songs feel.

— Mehan Jayasuriya, Pitchfork, 24 July 2026

Definition of songs

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 trills

Noun

One of six children, Tyler grew up idolizing Tina Turner and Janis Joplin and singing hymns in the Anglican church her parents attended.

— Adela Suliman, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.

— Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026

Definition of hymns

Verb

Best Time to Visit The best time to visit Delray Beach is from late April through early June, when the city still hums with energy but sheds the intensity of peak season.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026
This deck area positively hums with IG brunch-scene potential.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026

Definition of hums

Noun

The video showed the dad of two singing the lyrics to the track, with many commenting that the upload gave them goosebumps and left them sobbing.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Across the seven tracks, WONHO contributed to the lyrics, composition, production, and arrangement throughout the album.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of lyrics

Verb

Auspicious Jupiter energizes your 3rd House of Communication while imaginative Neptune harmonizes from your 11th House of Friends and Community, making ideas, introductions, and pitches flow more easily.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
Gentle self-expression comes easily as the emotional Moon in your sign harmonizes with the vibrant Sun in your 5th House of Creativity and Play.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 5 July 2026

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