(n.): a somber song or lament expressing mourning or grief, such as would be appropriate for performance at a funeral. The word is also commonly used to describe singing in an un-tuneful manner.
Although the wedding party had requested bagpipes, the sound coming from them was more of a dirge than the kind of celebratory music they had hoped for.
At my funeral, I would like no dirge to be sung. Instead, they shall play this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86wcD9XmJ_k
ReplyDeleteOur school's choir is such a dirge, they should just get down from the stage.
ReplyDeleteDirges sung at the funeral moved everyone into tears.
ReplyDeleteDirge was sung during the war time.
ReplyDeleteThe sullen dirge played along while the coffin of Abraham Lincoln Jr. was getting lowered.
ReplyDeletePeople sang dirges to mourn the death of this talented boy.
ReplyDeleteDirges are written in memory of the deceased.
ReplyDeleteJimmy burst into tears every time he hear dirge.
ReplyDeletesynonym - chant
ReplyDeleteAmazing Grace is a song written in the 1800s and is now frequently used as a dirge.
ReplyDeleteI dont like dirges because they always drive me into tears.
ReplyDeleteThe same dirge was played in the amusement park last week, which totally doesn't make sense.
ReplyDeleteTaylor Swift is a goddess compared to the other popular dirges.
ReplyDeleteDue to the loudness and annoyance of some Taiwanese woodwind instruments, I respectfully dislike Taiwanese funeral song.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the wedding party had requested bagpipes, the sound coming from them was more of a dirge than the kind of celebratory music they had hoped for.
ReplyDeleteHe wrote a dirge that was to be sung at his father's funeral.
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