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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BTS is the first all-South Korean act to reign over Billboard's US top singles chart, which they achieved with their 2020 track "Dynamite", their first hit sung completely in English.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
In the second half at Easter Road on Thursday, with Hibs four goals to the good on the night and on their way to an aggregate victory, Gray's name was sung to the rafters.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The booming rock ballad Don't Look Back in Anger also took on a greater significance after it was sung, impromptu, at a vigil for those who lost their lives in the 2017 Manchester Arena attack.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
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
I had sung that tune a million times in church, but it had never sounded like this before.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
Characters forced to make do either lash out, like raging overreactors on Lee Sung Jin’s petty, brutal “Beef,” or fall into holding patterns, like the unlucky in love leads of Issa Rae’s dramedy “Insecure.”
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
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
Sung in six languages, it's themed around the rise of artificial intelligence, and how humans become detached from reality the more they use it.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Shin began first grade with two other children from his village— Hong Sung Jo, a boy, and Moon Sung Sim, a girl.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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