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(dirge) 1 syllables

Definition

noun. a mournful song or hymn for the dead.

Example Sentence

She started to cry as they played the dirge.

More Example Sentences

Everyone listened to the sad dirge.

Synonyms

lament; funeral song; elegy

Antonyms

joyful song

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

dirge
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • berge
  • birge
  • burdge
  • dirge
  • merge
  • purge
  • scourge
  • serge
  • splurge
  • spurge
  • surge
  • urge
  • verge
  • virge

  • converge
  • diverge
  • emerge
  • submerge

  • reemerge
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