sing
verb (used without object)
to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
singable
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a word derived from
sing.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Brown has also set much of the Nunewaks’ music in Tut, a secret 18th-century language of the enslaved, which is pleasantly singable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
“I’m not here for long/Catch me or I go Houdini,” she demands in “Houdini,” one of the album’s prerelease singles, creating an open-voweled, singable shorthand for making her escape.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
“One thing that makes a pop song very singable, in my opinion, is when the chorus vocals are doubled with group backup vocals,” Glass said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2023
"The many traditions and rituals associated with the song - as well as its simple, singable tune - are key to understanding its phenomenal spread, and why we still sing it today."
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2021
Figure 6.18: The same hymn in C is more easily singable by a congregation.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
