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
Beckmesser, thinking it was Eva, was encouraged to keep on, but David, who had come out at the rumpus, believed that Beckmesser was serenading Magdalene, and instantly became jealous.
From Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon
