serenade

[US]/ˌserəˈneɪd/
[UK]/ˌserəˈneɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a piece of music, typically performed by a man outside the window of a woman he loves, especially at night;a person who sings or plays a serenade

Phrases & Collocations

sing a serenade

romantic serenade

Example Sentences

the serenade was a showpiece for the wind section.

I sensed this to be a serenade—a Scottish serenade.

a strolling guitarist serenades the diners.

First Desire Serenade Indelicate green morning, I will be a heart.A heart.In mature night, I will be a yellowhammer.A yellowhammer.

He sang a romantic serenade under her window.

The musician played a beautiful serenade on his guitar.

She was serenaded by a group of singers on her birthday.

The lovers enjoyed a serenade by the lake.

He planned to serenade his girlfriend on their anniversary.

The serenade brought tears to her eyes.

They danced to the sweet serenade playing in the background.

The serenade echoed through the courtyard.

She fell in love with him after he serenaded her.

The serenade created a romantic atmosphere in the room.

Real-world Examples

Kneeling at the foot of the tower, he sang a serenade in melting tones.

Source: Little Women (Bilingual Edition)

It was Harry's version of a serenade, and CharIotte ate it right up.

Source: Sex and the City Season 6

There's a mariachi guy, he is serenading you.

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

And we'ave choirs of wood nymphs, 'oo serenade us as we eat.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

But any Pavarotti among the nightingales will serenade his mate while she sits on her eggs.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation July 2015

What a perfect day for a wedding. Listen ... even the barrel-organ in the street is serenading you!

Source: Mozart's Fantastical Journey

Maybe he didn't write her poems or serenade her with songs or come home with expensive gifts.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Isaac says, " Maybe, " meaning maybe I'll serenade her – perhaps.

Source: 2007 ESLPod

I went outside, and the frogs were trilling, and the birds were singing their serenades.

Source: Sway

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