sung

[ suhng ]

/ sʌŋ /

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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of sing.

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OTHER WORDS FROM sung

half-sung, adjectivewell-sung, adjective

Other definitions for sung (2 of 2)

Sung

[ soong ]

/ sʊŋ /

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.

Also Song

[sawng] /sɔŋ/ .

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How to use sung in a sentence

The best comparison here for an American audience is, well, Internet stuff.
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Then add in all bored people, as well as people whose job it is to report on celebrities.
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The well, ghost or no ghost, is certainly a piece of history with a bold presence.
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In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
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It is the obligation of citizens and journalists as well as governments.
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Mrs. Wurzel was quite right; they had been supplied, regardless of cost, from Messrs. Rochet and Stole's well-known establishment.
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The big room at King's Warren Parsonage was already fairly well filled.
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The country is well inhabited, for it contains fifty-one cities, near a hundred walled towns, and a great number of villages.
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Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
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Old Mrs. Wurzel and the buxom but not too well-favoured heiress of the house of Grains were at the head of the table.
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British Dictionary definitions for sung (1 of 2)

sung

/ (sʌŋ) /

verb

the past participle of sing

adjective

produced by singinga sung syllable

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British Dictionary definitions for sung (2 of 2)

Sung

Song

/ (sʊŋ) /

noun

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

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British Dictionary definitions for sung (2 of 2)

Song