plaintive in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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plaintive in the PONS Dictionary

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The song is a catchy, slightly plaintive synth-led mid-tempo ballad sung in a slender, high-pitched voice.
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Her verse is characterized by tenderness of feeling, plaintive simplicity, deep devotion, and perfect rhythm.
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When the air blew through the reeds, it produced a plaintive melody.
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Its plaintive and melancholic sound touches an emotional chord.
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The work starts off in a plaintive mood, with the clarinet playing the principal melody.
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It was identical to plaintive at first and receded into legal usage with the -iff spelling in the 15th century.
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The call is a plaintive "caow, caow, caow".
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As a lead player he has favoured long, melodic tones, bending the notes into plaintive, almost vocal lines.
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This particular folk music is mainly vocal and consists of slow plaintive songs and fast melodies which may be accompanied by dancing.
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A typical call is a very loud, plaintive bark.
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