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Recent Examples of songful
Bach was lively, supple, and, especially in the Larghetto, generous in its songful musicality.
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Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.
—Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2022
Widmung as an encore, with natural, songful lyricism.
—Dallas News, 25 June 2022
Singing karaoke is one of China’s most popular pastimes among the songful and tone-deaf alike.
—Yang Jie, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2022
This is Mahler at his most songful and least angst-ridden.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021
Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Sep. 2022
In the early going, some tender yet mystic motifs suggest the songful chromaticism of Olivier Messiaen.
—Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2022
Widmung as an encore, with natural, songful lyricism.
—Dallas News, 25 June 2022
Singing karaoke is one of China’s most popular pastimes among the songful and tone-deaf alike.
—Yang Jie, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2022
This is Mahler at his most songful and least angst-ridden.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for songful
Adjective
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It’s powered by harmonic resonance technology, using rhythmic pulses to gently and effectively comb through knots.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
30 Apr. 2026
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The novel delivers all the frenzy of a gold rush with rhythmic, hypnotic prose.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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From the pristine production to the runs and riffs, Kehlani puts on a masterclass of technical songbuilding and lyrical storytelling.—
Adelle Platon,
VIBE.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Her rapid-fire lyrical delivery with her two backup singers coupled with horns even more scintillating live illustrated why that song deserves its exclamation point.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The track is one of the shortest on the EP but the most concise, composed simply of guitar, strings, Tems’ lilting falsetto, and sparse backing vocals.—
Nelson C.J,
Rolling Stone,
21 Nov. 2025
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The second violins introduce the second movement with a soft, lilting quality, creating music that’s elegant and musically complex.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The education division of Maker Park Radio, a nonprofit streaming station based in Stapleton, offers courses on vinyl, hip-hop lyric writing, live remixing, and intro to music production and sampling.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
16 Apr. 2026
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The pandemic special is not available online, but why not queue up this lyric video version for a pick-me-up?—
Jennifer Armstrong,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The study introduces a novel method for controlling quantum harmonic oscillators — systems that mimic vibrating objects such as springs or pendulums at the subatomic level.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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It’s powered by harmonic resonance technology, using rhythmic pulses to gently and effectively comb through knots.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The songs’ spines are elastic, accommodating the acoustic, the electronic, the Caribbean, the bombastically orchestral, in arrangements that always seem fun for performers to brand with their likeness.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The artistic potential in Sphere is a long way from Halpin’s earlier work in production design and creative direction for Pink, Cher, Christina Aguilera, and George Michael’s final tour, Symphonica, which paired the late singer with orchestral accompanists.—
Leena Tailor,
Rolling Stone,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Benet, who is very appealing, really deserved much more to do vocally.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Forest face Newcastle at home that week before another appealing home fixture against Bournemouth in Gameweek 38.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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We are left just with voices, and those voices, in the novel’s subtle and canny repetitions, begin to merge with one another, becoming polyphonic.—
Nicholas Dames,
The Atlantic,
7 Apr. 2026
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The choral elements on the record shine most vividly on the title track, which features polyphonic swells of voices humming melodies, overtaking the piano, dropping and then rising again.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Songful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/songful. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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