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plural serenades
A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening. quotations examples
A lovestruck Romeo sings the streets a serenade / Laying everybody low with a love song that he made
1980, Dire Straits (lyrics and music), “Romeo and Juliet”, in Making Movies
(music) An instrumental composition in several movements. examples
third-person singular simple present serenades, present participle serenading, simple past and past participle serenaded
(transitive) To sing or play a serenade for (someone). quotations examples
The Southampton striker, who also struck a post late on, was being serenaded by the Wembley crowd before the end and should probably brace himself for some Lambert-mania over the coming days but, amid the eulogies, it should not overlook the deficiencies that were evident in another stodgy England performance.
2013 August 14, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian