Meaning & use
serenading
Singing or playing music, especially a love song, to someone as a romantic gesture.
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He stood beneath her window, serenading her with an old guitar.
The mariachi band went table to table, serenading diners throughout the evening.
A note on using this word
Serenading traditionally happens outdoors at night, often beneath a beloved's window, though the word is now used more broadly.
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wooing
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