ditty

[US]/'dɪtɪ/
[UK]/'dɪti/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. little song; short musical composition
Word Forms
Pluralditties

Phrases & Collocations

catchy ditty

sing a ditty

hum a ditty

whistle a ditty

Example Sentences

And this ditty, after me, Sing and dance it trippingly.

She hummed a little ditty while she worked.

He wrote a catchy ditty for the school play.

The children sang a cheerful ditty on their way to school.

The musician composed a ditty inspired by nature.

She always has a ditty in her head that she hums throughout the day.

The ditty played on the radio became an instant hit.

He strummed his guitar and sang a simple ditty by the campfire.

The old man would often whistle a nostalgic ditty from his youth.

The jingle for the commercial was a catchy ditty that stuck in everyone's head.

She wrote a sweet ditty for her best friend's birthday.

Real-world Examples

I was surprised into crooning this ditty as I pushed her over the floor.

Source: Great Expectations (Original Version)

Today we have a quick little ditty to get the juices flowing.

Source: Andrian's yoga class

When he felt distraught, he would smoke on the divan or listen to a ditty to distract his attention.

Source: Pan Pan

From the molten-golden notes, and all in tune, what a liquid ditty floats to the turtle-dove that listens, while she gloats on the moon!

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 6

Now the government's plans for the National Health Service have been satirised in a ditty entitled “The NHS is not for sale”; it registered over 150,000 YouTube hits within a week.

Source: The Economist - International

Rose went on reading her letters, but all the while was thinking of her conversation with her uncle as well as something else suggested by the newcomer and his ditty.

Source: Blooming Roses (Part 1)

In time he came back to the conference room, found it dark and Paul asleep on the table with a guard's robe thrown over him and a ditty pack for a pillow.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

" Poor decoration, too, they having been bruised so much listening at keyholes while a young lad I know practiced some strange ditties on his baliset." " So you've forgotten what it's like to find sand in your bed, " Paul said.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

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