serenading

Definition of serenadingnext
present participle of serenade

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for serenading
Verb
  • Over the radio, Bing Crosby is crooning, Bob Hope is joking, and news of the war — against Hitler, against Japan — keeps sizzling and crackling across the dial.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
  • His coffee shop crooning is a transparent exercise in personal rebranding.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When the paint has dried and the kitchen is humming, expansion could feel like a blessing for the Rileys.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Data centers on Earth are not just static buildings full of chips humming away, says Raul Martynek, the CEO of DataBank, a company that maintains 75 data centers, primarily located in the United States.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Sounds of loud trilling shouts after silent hunts, and singing.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The blast furnace of volcanoes has fallen silent, replaced by birdsong trilling from the branches and echoing through a garden of exotic stone.
    Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The governor, Tim Walz, defeated for the Vice Presidency, gets on TV, his voice quavering, saying the right things, speaking the truth, and advising courage.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The combination of quavering flutes and solemn, unfamiliar corridors is disquieting.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • Money and self-worth align as the sparkling Sun conjoins illusory Neptune in your 2nd House of Values, harmonizing imagination with practicality (especially regarding upcoming purchases or other investments).
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Soon, surrounding tenters were harmonizing with them.
    Storey Wertheimer, NBC news, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Serenading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serenading. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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