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torch song

torch song noun: a song, often sentimental, lamenting an unrequited love; normally sung by a woman.

Noun

torch song (plural torch songs)

  1. A song, often sentimental, lamenting an unrequited love; normally sung by a woman.
    • “Take Me Away” is a torch song about wanting to fall in love and be taken far from an immoral urban environment.2014, Michael Slowik, After the Silents: Hollywood Film Music in the Early Sound Era, 1926-1934, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, page 189

Forms of torch song

pluraltorch songs

Origin of torch song

From to carry a torch for (“to harbor feelings for”).

Questions about torch song

What does torch song mean?
Torch song means a song, often sentimental, lamenting an unrequited love; normally sung by a woman.
What part of speech is torch song?
Torch song is a noun.
What is the plural of torch song?
The plural of torch song is torch songs.

Words near torch song in the dictionary

  1. torch lily
  2. torch runner
  3. torch runners
  4. torch singer
  5. torch singers
  6. torch song
  7. torch songs
  8. TORCH syndrome
  9. torch up
  10. torch-lighted
  11. torch-lit

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