song
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- noun
- /sɔŋ/
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- The male bird sang a beautiful song to attract a mate.
- bird song
- learn songs
- male song
But in contrast to rat dreams, the timing of these sleepy bird songs was the same as the Awake song.
- But in contrast to rat dreams, the timing of these sleepy bird songs was the same as the Awake song.
- It's, it's like a slow down bird song in some respects.
Examples
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You have wings to race across a blue sky... a beak for seed and water... green trees for nests... even a voice for song.
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Other inmates had relatives send them canaries, and the solitary block rang with song.
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Would a workshop on bird songs be complete without hearing some?
Academic text (2008) -
Every little penguin has a song.
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A month from now, it will be filled with the songs of crickets.
Fiction book (1992) -
Songbirds often have accents because they learn the song from what they hear around them.
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So with the cicadas, it's all about this song that they're able to produce.
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The study demonstrates for the first time that the quality of song learning by males affects female mate preferences.
Academic text (2002) -
The majestic song of the male silverback gorilla.
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During the early morning, the forest was filled with the song of various birds.
Synonyms
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A sound an animal makes to get attention
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To make music with your voice
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Pleasant musical sounds that birds make, often in the morning
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The sound a bird makes to communicate with other birds
A clear natural sound that a bird makes in the woods
Idioms
Compounds
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A song with a steady beat people sing to make repeating work easier, for example in fields or on ships
- US
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A small North American bird with brown streaked feathers that sings a clear musical song
A section added to the Book of Daniel containing a prayer and a song by three young men
A religious passage added to the Book of Daniel that contains a prayer and a song by three children
- Texting
A popular dance song with a catchy rhythm that starts a viral online dance challenge
A period in China from 960 to 1279 when a ruling family makes great art and literature
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
Song was used long ago for any clear singing, so people also used the same word for the musical sounds of birds. That is why a robin's or nightingale's song is the tuneful sound we hear in nature.