songlike

Definition of songlikenext

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Adjective
  • Experts refer that moment to conveying a picture, a moment often accentuated by the rhythmical clatter of two pieces of wood, which are like claves.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The rhythmic music is intended to accompany the departed on their journey to the world of the ancestors.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • This time playing an underling rather than a boss, Hoskins gave one of the best performances of his career in what remains a high point for Jordan as well, a lyrical and poignant yet savage film noir filled with regret, rage, and unrequited love.
    Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Young certainly could make adjustments based on that reality, but his language is so rich that his poetry also frequently makes its own lyrical case.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The education division of Maker Park Radio, a nonprofit streaming station based in Stapleton, offers courses on vinyl, hip-hop lyric writing, live remixing, and intro to music production and sampling.
    The Editors, Curbed, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The pandemic special is not available online, but why not queue up this lyric video version for a pick-me-up?
    Jennifer Armstrong, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Bach was lively, supple, and, especially in the Larghetto, generous in its songful musicality.
    Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
  • In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.
    Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2022
Adjective
  • The track is one of the shortest on the EP but the most concise, composed simply of guitar, strings, Tems’ lilting falsetto, and sparse backing vocals.
    Nelson C.J, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The second violins introduce the second movement with a soft, lilting quality, creating music that’s elegant and musically complex.
    Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • This vast bundle of life and existence whirrs continually, creating the comforting harmonic tone that defines this place.
    Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 8 Apr. 2026
  • At the heart of the mystery lies a surprising phenomenon—high-order harmonic generation (HHG).
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • On the final night, newer Rough Trade signee caroline will perform with My New Band Believe, which is led by ex-black midi member Cameron Picton, while Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker will introduce a screening of Kes featuring a live orchestral soundtrack.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 14 Apr. 2026
  • An old soul with with a huge, commanding voice, his catalog hovers between the orchestral swoon of pre-rock ballads, the pristine melodies of Anita Baker and the rangy, resilient yearning of his hometown’s soul tradition.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • We are left just with voices, and those voices, in the novel’s subtle and canny repetitions, begin to merge with one another, becoming polyphonic.
    Nicholas Dames, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The choral elements on the record shine most vividly on the title track, which features polyphonic swells of voices humming melodies, overtaking the piano, dropping and then rising again.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Songlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songlike. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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