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  • sing-along
    sing-along
    noun
    an informal or unrehearsed singing of songs by a group of people, usually under the direction of a leader; songfest.
  • sing along
    sing along
    verb
    to join in singing with a performer

sing-along

American  
[sing-uh-lawng, -long] / ˈsɪŋ əˌlɔŋ, -ˌlɒŋ /
Or singalong

noun

  1. an informal or unrehearsed singing of songs by a group of people, usually under the direction of a leader; songfest.

  2. an occasion marked by such singing.


sing along British  

verb

  1. to join in singing with a performer

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. such a singsong

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sing-along

First recorded in 1955–60; noun use of verb phrase sing along