sung

¹

[suhng]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of sing.

Sung

²

Also Song

[soong]

noun

1. a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.

sung

¹

/ sʌŋ /

verb

1. the past participle of sing

adjective

1. produced by singing

   a sung syllable

Sung

²

/ sʊŋ /

noun

1. an imperial dynasty of China (960–1279 _ad ), notable for its art, literature, and philosophy

Other Word Forms

• half-sung adjective
• well-sung adjective

Example Sentences

His songs were sung by Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand; they won Academy Awards and were part of the repertory of any self-respecting cocktail pianist.

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The song, which has been sung in protests around the world, begins: "Do you hear the people sing?/ Singing the song of angry men."

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Boos were deafening at times and "sacked in the morning" was sung by some home supporters.

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Mescal, especially, makes sadness vibrate as the plot takes us to Italy then London and back, and time apart comes to mean something entirely different than a pause between sung verses.

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He has sung in English for years, covering a head-spinning array of American and British artists from the Carpenters to Lizzo.

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Related Words

• articulate 
• choral 
• operatic 
• verbal