serenade
noun
a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.
was serenading
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past progressiveof serenade.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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While Mr Music Man was serenading his homeland, a young northern Ghanaian, Rocky Dawuni, of royal heritage, was beginning to make waves on the global reggae scene with the 1998 hit In Ghana.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2023
But the band was serenading the entrance of the British royal family, not Gardner, and Blankers-Koen was declared the victor in a photo finish.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2020
A changing artist was serenading a changing District.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2015
I actually thought Cousin Violet might choke to death when Martha was serenading her with Let Me Be Your Sweetheart.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 15, 2013
Meanwhile his unfortunate duchess was living on the charity of friends, while her lord and master, when he could get anyone to pay for a band, was serenading young ladies.
From The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 by Grace Wharton
