dirge
/dɜːdʒ/ · dir·ge
noun
- A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. The choir sang a beautiful dirge at the funeral.
- A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring. The dirge of the elevator music was driving everyone crazy.
verb
- To sing dirges. The mourners dirged at the gravesite.
Did you know? The word 'dirge' has been used in various forms of art, including literature and music, to convey a sense of sorrow and loss, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'The Bells' where he describes a 'dirge of the bells' as a mournful sound.