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Meanings of earworm in английском

A part of a song that repeats itself in one's mind when the brain is idle or semi-idle.

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Examples for "brainworm"
Examples for "brainworm"
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To make a scene stick, like a catchy song on the radio?
Reuters
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The Peruvians did not have a dance or a catchy song like Mexico's Cielito Lindo.
The Guardian
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I like a good catchy song as much as anybody else, but I'm a lyrics girl.
Reuters
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Like I said, catchy song.
Black is the new white
5
But in Austin's words, the greeting wraps its legs around a slinky hook and a very tuneful, catchy song appears.
Ebony
1
What does it take to make a catchy tune that you can't stop singing?
The Guardian
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There's a jolly catchy tune to it, which has rung in my head ever since.
Michael
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A catchy tune is not sufficient in itself.
Writing for Vaudeville
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A catchy tune which refuses to go away.
The South African
5
Then the humming turned into this catchy tune.
Reuters
Usage of earworm in английском
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Everything that is right about Formation The earworm that just won't quit.
The Irish Times
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That metronomic 2006 earworm triggers the biggest cheer of the night.
The Guardian
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Like some piece of music that turns into an earworm.
End of Watch
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We all know that the best way to defeat an earworm is to embrace it.
The South African
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The chorus is a jolly little earworm, one you'll find yourself humming without even noticing.
The Irish Times
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There's the earworm songs and the showmanship too, and the heart he wears on his sleeve.
The Irish Times
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Le Youth The work of Wes James, Los Angeles-based producer making striking pop tunes with considerable earworm potential.
The Irish Times
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The Sound of Sickness Pt 1 by Andy James A juke jiving jazzer is hatching an earworm epidemic.
Radio NZ
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With songs that speak to your heart as much as your ear, SZA turns relatability into an earworm.
The Irish Times
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White Noise, Disclosure's biggest hit, sparks an unlikely crowd singalong, a counterpoint to its nagging electronic earworm riff.
The Guardian
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Attempt to avoid clichés all you like, but just try watching him move without picking up a samba earworm.
The Guardian
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Who do you turn to when you've had a years-long earworm and no idea who the song is by?
Radio NZ
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A total earworm that shows Wiley's considerable powers are somehow magnified when doing less than we're used to hearing.
Radio NZ
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But everything else sounds a little aimless: jerky melodies, meatheaded drum solos and barely a single earworm that registers.
The Guardian
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And many of Soler's sonatas add to the mix a distinctive Spanish tinge which gives them a strong earworm catchiness.
The Irish Times
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Best song Will win: 'City of Stars' Despite the wild egoism of the lyrics, this is one heck of an earworm.
The Guardian
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