belt out

verb

1. informal,  (tr, adverb) to sing loudly or emit (sound, esp pop music) loudly

   a jukebox belting out the latest hits

Idioms and Phrases

Knock unconscious; beat up, trounce; murder. For example, The police officer was accused of belting out the teenager before taking him to the station , or The hold-up man belted out the storekeeper and fled with the money . This expression originated in boxing. [ Slang ; c. 1940]

Sing or play music very loudly, as in She belted out the national anthem before every game . [ Colloquial ; c. 1950]

Example Sentences

Cheering every Hearts touch for a spell, belting out 'We shall not be moved' in other moments.

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Kids belt out a mix of Broadway tunes, viral YouTube hit "The Duck Song" and the inescapable soundtrack from the Netflix animated film "KPop Demon Hunters."

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As the Nottingham Forest fans belted out Mull of Kintyre, their new manager looked around the City Ground to take it in.

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They didn’t think twice about climbing inside and belting out a few bars of the Star-Spangled Banner.

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He listens to self-help tapes and goes out with coworkers for karaoke, where he belts out Atomic Kitten’s girl-group smash “Whole Again” without a trace of irony or self-consciousness.

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Related Words

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• hum 
• intone 
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