Dirge

/dˈɜːd‍ʒ/

/ˈdɝdʒ/

Dirge

a slow song or hymn sung traditionally at a funeral, showing grief or lamentation

synonyms : coronach

Examples

1. Show pans, funeral dirge was playing in the background.

2. Korb’s metal-inspired dirge is tonal perfection.

3. The jaunty Bossa Nova beat of the Wii shopping channel is now a dirge, as the virtual game store shuts down at the end of January.

4. But my soul still echoes with the drone of the lyreless hymn, I have learned The Furies dirge of death.