song
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2.5
- noun
- /sɔŋ/
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canto
- The wind created a beautiful song as it rustled through the leaves of the trees.
- siren song
Can you control the song of fear in your head?
- Can you control the song of fear in your head?
- Once you, you know, cross that line, you know, violence sings its own song.
Examples
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As the river flowed, its gentle song echoed through the quiet valley.
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The distant song of the waves crashing on the shore was soothing to her ears.
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Can you control the song of fear in your head?
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This is the last song of the evening.
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Our people still have a song or two left in them yet.
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The whole world caught up in a song of love that could never come again.
Fiction book (1993) -
This is a song of lies.
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One only has to consider advertising jingles to realize the impact of song on memory.
Academic text (2012) -
Life was a song.
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There was no ransom to be paid, No song unsung, no wine untasted.
Synonyms
Idioms
Compounds
1
3.7
A song with a steady beat people sing to make repeating work easier, for example in fields or on ships
- US
1
3.1
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 Distinctive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Song has been used for pleasing or steady sounds beyond voices, so people call the repeated, musical noise of rain, wind, or machines the song of those things. This shows why we can speak of the song of the rain or the wind when their sound feels like a tune.