Song - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sɔːŋ|  American pronunciation of the word song
Brit.  |sɒŋ|  British pronunciation of the word song

noun

- a short musical composition with words (syn: vocal)
a successful musical must have at least three good songs
- a distinctive or characteristic sound
the song of bullets was in the air
the song of the wind
the wheels sang their song as the train rocketed ahead
- the act of singing (syn: strain)
with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates
- the characteristic sound produced by a bird (syn: birdcall, call)
a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age
- a very small sum
he bought it for a song
- the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy (syn: sung)

Extra examples

He sang a love song.

The song was playing on the radio.

The event was celebrated in song by a folk group.

I could hear the song of a sparrow.

The orchestra was playing our song.

They sat round with guitars, singing folk songs.

The bravery of past warriors was celebrated in song.

Some of his more drunken friends burst into song.

A song in the key of A

I don't know the words to that song.

The song has topped the charts for seven weeks.

A song with music by George Gershwin and words by Ira Gershwin

She was asked to perform the song cold.

She wrote a song especially for the occasion.

Go back to the beginning of the song.

Word forms

noun
singular: song
plural: songs
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