sang

[ sang ]

/ sæŋ /

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verb

simple past tense of sing.

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Definition for sang (2 of 2)

sing

[ sing ]

/ sɪŋ /

verb (used without object), sang or, often, sung; sung; sing·ing.

to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.

to perform a song or voice composition: She promised to sing for us.

to produce melodious sounds, usually high in pitch, as certain birds, insects, etc.: The nightingale sang in the tree.

to compose poetry: Keats sang briefly but gloriously.

to tell about or praise someone or something in verse or song: He sang of the warrior's prowess.

to admit of being sung, as verses: This lyric sings well.

to give out a continuous ringing, whistling, murmuring, burbling, or other euphonious sound, as a teakettle or a brook.

to make a short whistling, ringing, or whizzing sound: The bullet sang past his ear.

(of an electrical amplifying system) to produce an undesired self-sustained oscillation.

to have the sensation of a ringing or humming sound, as the ears.

Slang. to confess or act as an informer; squeal.

verb (used with object), sang or, often, sung; sung; sing·ing.

to utter with musical modulations of the voice, as a song.

to escort or accompany with singing.

to proclaim enthusiastically.

to bring, send, put, etc., with or by singing: She sang the baby to sleep.

to chant or intone: to sing mass.

to tell or praise in verse or song.

noun

the act or performance of singing.

a gathering or meeting of persons for the purpose of singing: a community sing.

a singing, ringing, or whistling sound, as of a bullet.

Verb Phrases

sing out, Informal. to call in a loud voice; shout: They lost their way in the cavern and sang out for help.

Origin of sing

before 900; Middle English singen, Old English singan; cognate with Dutch zingen, German singen, Old Norse syngva, Gothic siggwan

Related forms

sing·a·ble, adjectivesing·a·bil·i·ty, sing·a·ble·ness, nounsing·ing·ly, adverbmis·sing, verb, mis·sang, mis·sung, mis·sing·ing.

un·sing·a·ble, adjective

Can be confused

sign singsingeing singing

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It was a reminder that, as Beyoncé once sang, “Perfection is the disease of a nation,” and her family is hardly flawless.
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I sang for a second in a rock cover band in college, but that was pretty short-lived.
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Judging by the pictures of President Truong Tan Sang and Obama, Vietnam is showing some affection back.
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They sang songs—including, infamously, Wild Thing—and catcalled at a female detective.
The Myth of the Central Park Five|Edward Conlon|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It was actually by Lurie, who sang on it, as he never did with the Lounge Lizards.
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They prayed to God, and sang praises to Him; and they sang so heartily that the other prisoners heard them.
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After this, Stephen sang night and morn and midday the songs he had sung—and Calote with him—in the year of pilgrimage.
Long Will|Florence Converse
His volubility increased with his perturbation, and then he drank excessively and sang Dixie.
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital|John Beauchamp Jones
She sang so beautifully, with such style and such feeling, it seemed incredible to hear her under circumstances like these.
Penelope's English Experiences|Kate Douglas Wiggin
Hopeful as youth, careless as the wind, it sang in gladness and in trust.
Told in a French Garden|Mildred Aldrich

British Dictionary definitions for sang (1 of 3)

sang

/ (sæŋ) /

verb

the past tense of sing

xref

See ring 2

British Dictionary definitions for sang (2 of 3)

sang

/ (sæŋ) /

noun

a Scot word for song

British Dictionary definitions for sang (3 of 3)

sing

/ (sɪŋ) /

verb sings, singing, sang or sung

to produce or articulate (sounds, words, a song, etc) with definite and usually specific musical intonation

(when intr, often foll by to) to perform (a song) to the accompaniment (of)to sing to a guitar

(intr foll by of) to tell a story or tale in song (about)I sing of a maiden

(intr foll by to) to address a song (to) or perform a song (for)

(intr) to perform songs for a living, as a professional singer

(intr) (esp of certain birds and insects) to utter calls or sounds reminiscent of music

(when intr, usually foll by of) to tell (something) or give praise (to someone), esp in versethe poet who sings of the Trojan dead

(intr) to make a whining, ringing, or whistling soundthe kettle is singing; the arrow sang past his ear

(intr) (of the ears) to experience a continuous ringing or humming sound

(tr) (esp in church services) to chant or intone (a prayer, psalm, etc)

(tr) to bring to a given state by singingto sing a child to sleep

(intr) slang, mainly US to confess or act as an informer

(intr) Australian (in Aboriginal witchcraft) to bring about a person's death by incantation. The same power can sometimes be used beneficently

noun

informal an act or performance of singing

a ringing or whizzing sound, as of bullets

Derived Forms

singable, adjectivesinging, adjective, noun

Word Origin for sing

Old English singan; related to Old Norse syngja to sing, Gothic siggwan, Old High German singan

xref

See ring 2

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Definition for sang (2 of 2)

sing

verb (used without object), sang or, often, sung; sung; sing·ing.

verb (used with object), sang or, often, sung; sung; sing·ing.

noun

Verb Phrases

Origin of sing

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Can be confused

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British Dictionary definitions for sang (1 of 3)

sang

verb

xref

British Dictionary definitions for sang (2 of 3)

sang

noun

British Dictionary definitions for sang (3 of 3)

sing

verb sings, singing, sang or sung

noun

Derived Forms

Word Origin for sing

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