to chorus
- verb
- /ˈkɔːrəs/
- Whenever one of them threatens to fall over, we chorus:
Examples
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When the event started, the crowd began to chorus the song together with enthusiasm.
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As the doors open, all the detectives chorus their disbelief. #GREENLY#
Fiction book (1999) -
The other boys chorus in.
Fiction book (1992) -
"Thank you, ma'am," they chorus, and run out.
Fiction book (2000) -
She'll go to the rec room and ninety-nine voices will chorus, Boo.
Fiction book (2001) -
As the teacher asked a question, the students chorus their answers in unison.
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At the end of the performance, the audience chorus their appreciation with loud applause.
Synonyms
To sing together with other people or with music playing
To sing with a group of singers
Compounds
- Literature
A group of people in ancient Greek plays who comment on the action for the audience
A person who leads and trains a choir before performances so the singers perform together
- Specialized
An electronic device that makes one electric instrument sound like several by adding short echoes and small pitch changes
How Loud
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chorus comes from the Greek choros, meaning 'a group who sang and danced', so to chorus is simply to sing or say something together as a group at the same time.