| Bit of lightheartedness in western martial arts (3-2) |
The Guardian Cryptic |
20 Aug 2025 |
| Refrain snippet |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Jul 2025 |
| Refrain syllables |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Apr 2025 |
| Refrain bit |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Mar 2025 |
| Singsong refrain |
New York Times |
12 Feb 2025 |
| Singing noise |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
16 Dec 2024 |
| Lilting refrain |
Premier Sunday |
08 Dec 2024 |
| Refrain bit |
Thomas Joseph |
30 Nov 2024 |
| Song syllables |
Newsday |
12 Sep 2024 |
| Singing syllables |
The Telegraph Plusword |
30 Aug 2024 |
| Refrain opening |
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| Refrain starters |
LA Times Mini |
24 Jul 2024 |
| Singing sound |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
08 Jul 2024 |
| Merry song syllables |
Premier Sunday |
23 Jun 2024 |
| Musical syllables (2 words) |
Family Time |
28 Apr 2024 |
| "The flowers that bloom in the spring, ___E" |
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| Lighthearted refrain |
New York Times |
06 Mar 2024 |
| Merry refrain syllables |
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| Refrain syllables |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Jan 2024 |
| Singing syllables |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2024 |
| Refrain syllables |
Commuter |
30 Dec 2023 |
| "The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring, ___" ("The Mikado" song) (3-2) |
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| A set of nonsensical syllables used in humming music (3,2) |
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| Refrain syllables |
Universal |
12 Jun 2023 |
| Carefree song syllables |
Newsday |
20 Apr 2023 |
| Refrain bit |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Apr 2023 |
| Refrain syllables |
New York Times |
06 Apr 2023 |
| Musical syllables |
Newsday |
12 Mar 2023 |
| Happy refrain embraced by Australasians |
The Telegraph Toughie |
07 Feb 2023 |
| Refrain syllables |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Nov 2022 |
| Refrain syllables |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Nov 2022 |
| Cheery sounds |
Newsday |
04 Nov 2022 |
| Refrain bit |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Sep 2022 |
| Singer's space-filling syllables |
Newsday |
04 May 2022 |
| Cheerful refrain |
The Washington Post |
01 Feb 2022 |
| Cheerful refrain |
LA Times Daily |
01 Feb 2022 |
| Refrain syllables |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Sep 2021 |
| Cheery refrain |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2021 |
| Skipping syllables? |
New York Times |
16 May 2021 |
| Singing syllables |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jan 2021 |
| Singing syllables |
The Washington Post |
12 Jan 2021 |
| Gaily sung syllables |
New York Times |
30 Nov 2020 |
| Refrain from singing |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Oct 2020 |
| Happy refrain |
New York Times |
19 Jul 2020 |
| Musical syllables |
New York Times |
14 May 2020 |
| Cheery refrain |
The Washington Post |
22 Dec 2019 |
| Cheery refrain |
LA Times Daily |
22 Dec 2019 |
| Refrain starters |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Nov 2019 |
| Singing syllables |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Sep 2019 |
| Cheery syllables: 2 wds. |
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| Refrain syllables |
Newsday |
11 Aug 2019 |
| Start of a refrain |
Universal |
10 Mar 2019 |
| Cheery sounds |
Newsday |
16 Feb 2019 |
| Song syllables |
LA Times Daily |
29 Jan 2019 |
| Song syllables |
The Washington Post |
29 Jan 2019 |
| Refrain bit |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Jan 2019 |
| Singing syllables |
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| Start of a refrain |
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| Song syllables |
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| Starting musical syllables |
Universal |
26 Dec 2018 |
| Skipping syllables |
New York Times |
12 Aug 2018 |
| Lilting song syllables |
Premier Sunday |
01 Jul 2018 |
| Musical nonsense syllables |
LA Times Daily |
09 Feb 2018 |
| Musical nonsense syllables |
The Washington Post |
09 Feb 2018 |
| Nonsense song syllables |
Universal |
24 Jan 2018 |
| Musical syllables |
Universal |
06 Jan 2018 |
| Musical nonsense syllables |
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| Musical syllables |
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| Nonsense song syllables |
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| Starting musical syllables |
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| Skipping syllables |
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| Refrain syllables |
LA Times Daily |
17 Dec 2017 |
| Refrain syllables |
The Washington Post |
17 Dec 2017 |
| Carefree syllables |
New York Times |
05 Oct 2017 |
| Song syllables |
Newsday |
22 Aug 2017 |
| Part of a merry refrain |
New York Times |
17 Jun 2017 |
| Refrain snippet |
Wall Street Journal |
17 May 2017 |
| Sing-song syllables |
Universal |
04 May 2017 |
| Refrain part |
LA Times Daily |
22 Apr 2017 |
| Refrain part |
The Washington Post |
22 Apr 2017 |
| Lilting syllables |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Feb 2017 |
| Musical syllables |
Newsday |
26 Jan 2017 |
| Forgotten the words? Use this bit of neutral articulation |
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| Refrain part |
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| Carefree syllables |
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| Part of a merry refrain |
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| Refrain syllables |
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| Sing-song syllables |
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| Tenor initially rehearses in the manner of a hum |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 Dec 2016 |
| Part of a skipping refrain |
LA Times Daily |
02 Dec 2016 |
| Bit of a merry refrain |
Universal |
18 Nov 2016 |
| Start of a common musical phrase |
Universal |
20 Sep 2016 |
| Sung syllables |
Universal |
17 Sep 2016 |
| Madrigal refrain |
Jonesin |
26 Jul 2016 |
| Syllables sometimes sung while skipping |
The Washington Post |
16 Mar 2016 |
| Syllables sung while skipping |
Universal |
15 Feb 2016 |
| A chorus line? |
USA Today |
04 Jan 2016 |
| Refrain syllables |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Jan 2016 |
| Sung syllables |
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| Syllables sung while skipping |
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| Bit of a merry refrain |
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| Part of a skipping refrain |
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| A chorus line? |
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| Start of a common musical phrase |
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| Bit of a merry refrain |
USA Today |
16 Dec 2015 |
| Singer's first syllables, perhaps |
USA Today |
14 Dec 2015 |
| Syllables sung while skipping |
USA Today |
03 Dec 2015 |
| Carefree song syllables |
Universal |
13 Nov 2015 |
| Insouciant syllables |
New York Times |
25 Oct 2015 |
| Start of a music refrain |
Universal |
12 Oct 2015 |
| Part of a carefree song refrain |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Oct 2015 |
| Start of a musical refrain |
Universal |
10 Sep 2015 |
| Refrain syllables |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Sep 2015 |
| Interjection used to express joy or pleasure |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
30 Aug 2015 |
| Short singing refrain |
Universal |
17 Aug 2015 |
| Singing syllables |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2015 |
| Painting's returned to southern state -- hooray! |
The Telegraph Toughie |
18 Mar 2015 |
| Bit of a merry refrain |
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| Part of a carefree song refrain |
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| Lilting refrain |
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| Singing syllables |
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| Start of a musical refrain |
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| Insouciant syllables |
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| Short singing refrain |
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| Carefree song syllables |
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| Start of a music refrain |
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| Singer's first syllables, perhaps |
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| Syllables sung while skipping |
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| Nonsense syllables of song |
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| Musical refrain |
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| Happy refrain |
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| Refrain syllables |
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| Singsong words |
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| Start of a happy-go-lucky utterance |
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| Start of a musical refrain |
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| Insouciant syllables |
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| Merry refrain |
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| Simple refrain |
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| Song syllables |
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| Merry refrain |
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| Happy-go-lucky song part |
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| Carefree song syllables |
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| Start of a refrain |
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| Carefree chant |
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| Singing syllables |
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| Madrigal syllables |
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| Refrain syllables |
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| Insouciant refrain |
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| Singsong syllables |
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| Carefree refrain |
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| Singsong syllables |
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| Singsong syllables |
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| Merry refrain |
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| Cheery syllables |
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| Refrain from singing? |
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| Cheery singing syllables |
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| Refrain from singing? |
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| Musical refrain start |
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| Refrain syllables |
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| Refrain syllables |
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| Refrain from singing? |
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| Carefree refrain |
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| Skipping syllables |
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| Syllables in a gay refrain |
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| Song syllables |
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| Refrain from singing when you're happy? |
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| A chorus line |
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| Musical syllables |
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| Alternative to humming? |
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| Refrain from singing? |
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| Singing syllables |
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| Refrain syllables |
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| Vocalizer's syllables |
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| Musical syllables |
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| Refrain from singing? |
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| Cheery song syllables |
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| Lilting refrain |
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| Light refrain |
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| A chorus line? |
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| Alternative to humming? |
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| Light refrain |
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| Lilting refrain |
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| Cheery chant |
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| Start of a happy-go-lucky song |
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| "The flowers that bloom in the spring, ___" |
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| Airy refrain |
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| Bit of a merry refrain |
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| Airy refrain |
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| Nonsense syllables of song |
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| Airy refrain |
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| Merry refrain |
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| Refrain syllables |
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| Cheery refrain |
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| Singing syllables |
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| Air part |
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| Start of some song refrains |
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| Happy-go-lucky refrain |
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| Song syllables |
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| Carefree song syllables |
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| Song syllables |
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| Song syllables |
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| Lilting syllables |
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| Song refrain |
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| Cheery chant |
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| Lilting syllables |
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| Familiar refrain |
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| Singsong words |
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| Refrain part, perhaps |
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| "Mikado" refrain |
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| Refrain sounds |
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| Song syllables |
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| Simple musical refrain |
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| Refrain part |
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| Common refrain |
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| Frivolous refrain |
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| Skipping notes |
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| Nonsensical refrain |
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| Lilted syllables |
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| Frivolous refrain |
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| Singing syllables |
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| Refrain syllables |
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| Singer's first syllables, perhaps |
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| "The flowers that bloom in the spring, __" |
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| "The flowers that bloom in the spring, __" |
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| Start of a happy-go-lucky phrase |
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| Happy-go-lucky song syllables |
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| Nonsense lyrics |
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| What to sing while skipping |
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| Start of a refrain |
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| Musical refrain |
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| Lilting refrain |
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| Lilted syllables |
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| Refrain syllables |
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| Scat syllables |
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| Singing syllables |
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| Singer's syllables |
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| Singing syllables |
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| Bit of a merry refrain |
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| Musical phrase |
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| "The flowers that bloom in the spring, ___" |
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| Refrain syllables |
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| Refrain part |
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| Musical refrain |
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| "The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring" refrain |
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| Happy-go-lucky utterance |
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| "The flowers that bloom in the spring, __" |
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| Flippant phrase |
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| Part of a gay refrain |
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| Part of a refrain, maybe |
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| Happy-go-lucky song part |
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| Refrain part |
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| Song sounds |
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| Carefree song syllables |
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| A chorus line |
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| Cheery song syllables |
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| Part of a "Mikado" refrain |
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| Gay refrain |
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| Part of a Gilbert and Sullivan chorus |
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| Skipping sounds |
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| Old refrain |
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| Part of a refrain |
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| Refrain phrase |
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| Chorus syllables |
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| " . . . bloom in the spring, ___" |
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| Singing syllables |
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| Musical syllables |
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| Refrain words |
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| Music syllables |
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| Song refrain |
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| Refrain start |
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| Sung syllables |
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| " . . . that bloom in the spring, ___" |
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| "The flowers that bloom in the spring, ___" |
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| Nanki-poo words |
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| Common refrain |
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| Musical sounds |
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| Relative of 1 Across |
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| Singing sounds |
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| Melodic syllables. |
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| Part of a G and S refrain. |
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| Part of some refrains. |
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| Refrain of Nanki Poo-Ko Ko song. |
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| Gay syllables. |
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| Gay utterance. |
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| Sound of music. |
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| Refrain in Koko song. |
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| Musical syllables. |
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| Part of a refrain. |
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| Singing syllables. |
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| Musical phrase. |
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| Musical utterance. |
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| Tuneful refrain. |
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| Musical refrain. |
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| "The flowers that bloom in the spring, ___." |
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