sung
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of sing.
sung
1 American
[suhng]
/ sʌŋ /
verb
Sung
2
American
[soong]
/ sʊŋ /
Also
Song
noun
sung
1
British
/ sʌŋ /
verb
adjective
Sung
2
British
/ sʊŋ /
noun
Other Word Forms
Example Sentences
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McAfee has not, however, released an album full of songs written and sung entirely by the two-time Pro Bowl selection himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Yet another “no,” the song’s final word, becomes its own tiny sonic event—wavering then piercing, sliding way up in pitch, more released than sung.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
I’ve happily sung the praises of jarred garlic and frozen ginger cubes.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
With eyes gently shut, she began to romance the audience with “Me Empiezo a Enamorar,” a sweetly sung, whimsical tune about falling in love: first with someone’s smile, then with their moonlit eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Be sure to have them learn the song very well before adding a sung ostinato.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Sarnoski, in turn, saw Jackman’s versatility, able to span an action character like Wolverine, a violent vigilante in “Prisoners” and even a Neil Diamond impersonator in “Song Sung Blue.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Crowds waved bouquets and flags before the Chinese leader arrived at the Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, near giant portraits of the two leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Half a century later, Kate Hudson’s performance of the song fulfilled that ambition as the finale of “Song Sung Blue.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
"It got to the point that rumours circulated among North Koreans that Kim Il Sung had been reincarnated."
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Sung like the last circle in a round.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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