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   Sing

   /siNG/

   

   verb

   • 1. make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune: "Bella sang to the baby" Similar chantintonecrooncarolchoruswarbletrillpipequaveryodelrenderperforminformal:belt outrare:troll
   • ▪ perform (a song, words, or tune) with the voice: "someone started singing “God Bless America”" Similar chantintonecrooncarolchoruswarbletrillpipequaveryodelrenderperforminformal:belt outrare:troll
   • ▪ sing in accompaniment to a song or piece of music: "we sing along to all the songs"
   • ▪ call something out loudly; shout: "he sang out a greeting" Similar call outcallcrycry outshoutyelltrumpetbellowroarinformal:hollercooee
   • ▪ (of a bird) make characteristic melodious whistling and twittering sounds: "the birds were singing in the chestnut trees" Similar warbletrilltwitterchirpchirrupcheeppeep
   • 2. make a high-pitched whistling or buzzing sound: "the kettle was beginning to sing"
   • ▪ (of a person's ear) be affected with a continuous buzzing sound, especially as the aftereffect of a blow or loud noise: "a stinging slap that made my ear sing"
   • 3. act as an informer to the police: informal "as soon as he got put under pressure, he sang like a canary" Similar inform (on someone)tell tales (on someone)informal:squealrat on someoneblow the whistle on someonepeach (on someone)snitch (on someone)put the finger on someonesell someone down the rivergrass (on someone)shop someonerat someone outfinger someonefink on someonedrop a/the dime on someonepimp on someone
   • 4. recount or celebrate in a work of literature, especially poetry: "poetry should sing the strangeness and variety of the human race"
   • ▪ compose poetry: archaic "he knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme"

   noun

   • 1. an act or spell of singing: informal "we asked him to come back and have a bit of a sing"
   • ▪ a meeting for amateur singing. informal

   Word Origin Old Englishsingan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zingen and German singen.

   Derivatives

   • 1. singable adjective
   • 2. singingly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   The meaning of SING is to produce musical tones by means of the voice. How to use sing in a sentence.

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   Sing definition: to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.. See examples of SING used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SING meaning: 1. to make musical sounds with the voice, usually a tune with words: 2. to make or be filled with…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SING definition: 1. to make musical sounds with the voice, usually a tune with words: 2. to make or be filled with…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. to produce or articulate (sounds, words, a song, etc) with definite and usually specific musical intonation. 2. (when intr, often foll by to) to perform (a song) to the accompaniment (of) to sing to a guitar. 3. (intransitive; foll by of) to tell a story or tale in song (about) I sing of a maiden.

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   When you sing, you make music with your voice: "Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti..." You get it. Many of us sing along to the radio, sing lullabys to babies, or sing happy birthday to our friends.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › americansing verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of sing verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   sing somebody's praises. to praise somebody very highly. She's always singing his praises. Definition of sing verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSING | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    to make musical sounds with your voice: They all sang 'Happy Birthday' to him. She sings in the church choir. Fewer examples. I was spared the embarrassment of having to sing in front of everybody. He likes to sing in the shower. She sings beautifully. He sang cheerfully as he worked.

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    Sing definition, to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically. See more.