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
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The term “countertenor” dates back to the Elizabethans, for whom it meant the medieval contratenor line that was sung against the generally larger and lower tenor voice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The first very high notes I heard sung by a man were on John McCormack’s old recordings, made in the first decades of the 20th century; they were prized items in my grandmother’s collection.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The nearly 5-year-old eagle has perched and sung with Shadow, who first paired up with Jackie in 2018.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
His was the name repeatedly sung by the away supporters.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
I haven't sung at all since the day of liberation, but actual singing?
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
By the time Kim Il Sung died in 1994, the succession plan was firmly established.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Joon Sung Park, co-founder and CEO of tech startup Simile, which is a partner with CVS Health, played down any worries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
Sung Won Sohn, an economist and a former commissioner at the Port of Los Angeles, said the new tariffs will result in higher U.S. prices on a handful of high-profile goods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Didn’t relish testing the loyalty of Nita’s Captain Sung out on the Dauntless.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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