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  sung

  verb

  a simple past tense and past participle of sing.
• Sung
  Sung

  noun

  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 American  

[suhng] / sʌŋ /

verb

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

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Sung ² American  

[soong] / sʊŋ /

Also Song

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.

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sung ¹ British  

/ sʌŋ /

verb

1. the past participle of sing

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adjective

1. produced by singing

   a sung syllable

Sung ² British  

/ sʊŋ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• half-sung
  adjective
• well-sung
  adjective

Example Sentences

I have sung its praises before, but this is one of those deceptively simple meals I could happily eat several times a week.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

By age 18, he would compose one of his first R&B songs, titled “Dame” — though the tenderly sung track wouldn’t be published until two years later.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Throughout the album, for spoken and sung elements alike, there is appropriately lean backing from notably skilled musicians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

As a rule, the songs performed at Eurovision must be original and lead vocals sung live.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

For example, most ballads are sung legato, and most marches are played fairly staccato or marcato, whether they are marked that way or not.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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