songnoun
uk/sɒŋ/us/sɑːŋ/A2 [ C ] a usually short piece of music with words that are sung:
to sing a song
a love/folk/pop song
See also
swansong
[ U ] the act of singing, or singing when considered generally:
He was so happy he wanted to burst/break into song (= start singing).
[ C or U ] the musical sound that a bird makes:
bird song
A thrush's song was the only sound to break the silence.
More examples
- He felt so happy that he broke into song.
- Much to my surprise Ben suddenly burst into song.
- He's written a lot of their best-selling songs.
- This song is in the key of C.
- She was singing a little song to herself.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Singing
- a cappella
- accompaniment
- accompany
- alto
- anthem
- barbershop
- dirge
- ditty
- diva
- duet
- elegy
- intonation
- jingle
- refrain
- sang
- septet
- serenade
- sextet
- shanty
- treble
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Animal (non-human) sounds
Idiom(s)
for a song
make a song and dance about sth
song and dance