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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.
Origin of sing
First recorded before 900; Middle English singen, Old English singan; cognate with Dutch zingen, German singen, Old Norse syngva, Gothic siggwan
OTHER WORDS FROM sing
Definition for sing (2 of 2)
sing.
abbreviation
singular.
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British Dictionary definitions for sing (1 of 2)
sing
/ (sɪŋ) /
verb sings, singing, sang or sung
noun
informal an act or performance of singing
a ringing or whizzing sound, as of bullets
See also sing along, sing out
Derived forms of sing
singable, adjectivesinging, adjective, nounWord Origin for sing
Old English singan; related to Old Norse syngja to sing, Gothic siggwan, Old High German singan
undefined sing
See ring 2
British Dictionary definitions for sing (2 of 2)
sing.
abbreviation for
singular
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