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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
- Informal. to call in a loud voice; shout:
They lost their way in the cavern and sang out for help.
sing.
2abbreviation for
- singular.
sing
1/ sɪŋ /
verb
- to produce or articulate (sounds, words, a song, etc) with definite and usually specific musical intonation
- whenintr, often foll by to to perform (a song) to the accompaniment (of)
to sing to a guitar
- intrfoll byof to tell a story or tale in song (about)
I sing of a maiden
- intrfoll byto 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
- whenintr, usually foll by of 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 for
- singular
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈsingable, adjective
- ˈsinging, adjectivenoun
Other Words From
- singa·ble adjective
- singa·bili·ty singa·ble·ness noun
- singing·ly adverb
- mis·sing verb missang missung missinging
- un·singa·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sing1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sing1
Example Sentences
I still do find it a tremendously useful device to invent a character and have the character sing the song.
By the time it concluded with a sing-a-long of “XO,” Beyoncé had done the rare thing.
Yep, the song the Whos sing in How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
He could sing Beatles songs with as much authenticity as the Liverpool lads themselves—and sometimes with even more fervor.
We sing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Jingle Bells”.
Strive to speak or sing fluently without breaking the quality of tone used.
While half of Christendom sing “On earth peace, good will toward men,” the other half sing, “On earth peace to men of good will.”
I suppose the hammer falls back more slowly from the string, and that makes the tone sing longer.
He sat down and played it phrase by phrase, pausing between each measure, to let it "sing."
Flocks of birds seemed to sing through the air, striking against the telegraph wires.
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