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sing
1[ sing ]
verb (used without object)
- to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- to perform a song or voice composition:
She promised to sing for us.
- to produce melodious sounds, usually high in pitch, as certain birds, insects, etc.:
The nightingale sang in the tree.
- to compose poetry:
Keats sang briefly but gloriously.
- to tell about or praise someone or something in verse or song:
He sang of the warrior's prowess.
- to admit of being sung, as verses:
This lyric sings well.
- to give out a continuous ringing, whistling, murmuring, burbling, or other euphonious sound, as a teakettle or a brook.
- to make a short whistling, ringing, or whizzing sound:
The bullet sang past his ear.
- (of an electrical amplifying system) to produce an undesired self-sustained oscillation.
- to have the sensation of a ringing or humming sound, as the ears.
- Slang. to confess or act as an informer; squeal.
verb (used with object)
- to utter with musical modulations of the voice, as a song.
- to escort or accompany with singing.
- to proclaim enthusiastically.
- to bring, send, put, etc., with or by singing:
She sang the baby to sleep.
- to chant or intone:
to sing mass.
- to tell or praise in verse or song.
noun
- the act or performance of singing.
- a gathering or meeting of persons for the purpose of singing:
a community sing.
- a singing, ringing, or whistling sound, as of a bullet.
verb phrase
- Informal. to call in a loud voice; shout:
They lost their way in the cavern and sang out for help.
sing.
2abbreviation for
- singular.
sing
1/ ɪŋ /
verb
- to produce or articulate (sounds, words, a song, etc) with definite and usually specific musical intonation
- whenintr, often foll by to to perform (a song) to the accompaniment (of)
to sing to a guitar
- intrfoll byof to tell a story or tale in song (about)
I sing of a maiden
- intrfoll byto to address a song (to) or perform a song (for)
- intr to perform songs for a living, as a professional singer
- intr (esp of certain birds and insects) to utter calls or sounds reminiscent of music
- whenintr, usually foll by of to tell (something) or give praise (to someone), esp in verse
the poet who sings of the Trojan dead
- intr to make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
the kettle is singing
the arrow sang past his ear
- intr (of the ears) to experience a continuous ringing or humming sound
- tr (esp in church services) to chant or intone (a prayer, psalm, etc)
- tr to bring to a given state by singing
to sing a child to sleep
- slang.intr to confess or act as an informer
- intr (in Aboriginal witchcraft) to bring about a person's death by incantation. The same power can sometimes be used beneficently
noun
- informal.an act or performance of singing
- a ringing or whizzing sound, as of bullets
sing.
2abbreviation for
- singular
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈԲ, adjective
- ˈԲԲ, adjectivenoun
Other Word Forms
- Բa· adjective
- Բa·i·ٲ Բa··ness noun
- ԲiԲ· adverb
- ·Բ verb missang missung missinging
- un·Բa· adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sing1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sing1
Example Sentences
Showman Usyk high-fived his team, bowed to around 50 or so members of the media and sang along to a Ukrainian song.
But Perry bore the brunt of the ridicule after it emerged she sung Louis Armstrong's a Wonderful World, and held up the setlist for her new tour to an in-flight camera.
After a costume change, the show’s second act began with “America Has a Problem,” which Beyoncé sang at a news podium festooned with microphones, then zoomed through “Spaghettii,” “Formation,” “My House” and “Diva.”
The revelation has gone viral since she sang the Arsenal anthem after their 3-0 win against Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Milt was a union sheet metal worker and Glee enjoyed playing piano and singing.
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