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sing
1[sing]
verb (used without object)
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)
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 phrase
sing out, to call in a loud voice; shout.
They lost their way in the cavern and sang out for help.
sing.
2abbreviation
singular.
sing
1/ sɪŋ /
verb
to produce or articulate (sounds, words, a song, etc) with definite and usually specific musical intonation
to perform (a song) to the accompaniment (of)
to sing to a guitar
to tell a story or tale in song (about)
I sing of a maiden
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
to tell (something) or give praise (to someone), esp in verse
the poet who sings of the Trojan dead
(intr) to make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
the 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 singing
to sing a child to sleep
slang, (intr) to confess or act as an informer
(intr) (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
sing.
2abbreviation
singular
Other Word Forms
- singable adjective
- singability noun
- singableness noun
- singingly adverb
- missing verb
- unsingable adjective
- singing adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sing1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sing1
Example Sentences
Fiona Apple appears mid-record to sing an entire song — “Letter from an Unknown Girlfriend” — and her unsurprisingly incredible performance switches the mood and brings down the testosterone.
He was previously seen at the Gleneagles Hotel, where he was filmed playing the piano and singing his song Walking Away.
She said the previous evening she had been with "really excited" young Conservatives singing Sweet Caroline in a bar, and added that the party was having a "really good conference".
She added: "We have created something that truly values the experiences of people using mental health services and shouts about what is possible when we make our hearts sing."
Ms Hastings, a third-year student studying opera singing in Cardiff, told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast on Wednesday she had never heard of Tourette syndrome when she was a child.
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