sing

sing  (sng)

v. sang (sng) or sung (sng), sung, sing·ing, sings

v.intr.

1. Music

a. To utter a series of words or sounds in musical tones.

b. To vocalize songs or selections.

c. To perform songs or selections as a trained or professional singer.

d. To produce sounds when played: made the violin sing.

2.

a. To make melodious sounds: birds singing outside the window.

b. To give or have the effect of melody; lilt.

3. To make a high whining, humming, or whistling sound.

4. To be filled with a buzzing or ringing sound.

5.

a. To proclaim or extol something in verse.

b. To write poetry.

6. Slang To give information or evidence against someone.

v.tr.

1. Music

a. To produce the musical sound of: sang a love song.

b. To utter with musical inflections: She sang the message.

c. To bring to a specified state by singing: sang the baby to sleep.

2. To intone or chant (parts of the Mass, for example).

3. To proclaim or extol, especially in verse: sang his praises.

n. Music

A gathering of people for group singing.

Phrasal Verb:

sing out

To call out loudly.

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[Middle English singen, from Old English singan; see seng^wh- in Indo-European roots.]

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singa·ble adj.

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sing

Verb

[singing, sang, sung]

1. to produce musical sounds with the voice

2. to perform (a song)

3. (of certain birds and insects) to make musical calls

4. sing of to tell a story in song about: the minstrels sang of courtly love

5. to make a humming, ringing, or whistling sound: the arrow sang past his ear

6. (of one's ears) to be filled with a continuous ringing sound

7. to bring (someone) to a given state by singing: I sang him to sleep

8. Slang, chiefly US to act as an informer

See also sing out [Old English singan]

singer n
singing adjn

USAGE: See at ring¹.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sing - deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols" music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" sing - to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing" sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" solmizate - sing by the syllables of solmization; "solmizate a song before you learn the lyrics" troll - sing the parts of (a round) in succession hymn - sing a hymn carol - sing carols; "They went caroling on Christmas Day" madrigal - sing madrigals; "The group was madrigaling beautifully" interpret, render - give an interpretation or rendition of; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully"
	2.	sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" place - sing a note with the correct pitch troll - sing loudly and without inhibition croon - sing softly cantillate, chant, intonate, intone - recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" yodel, descant, warble - sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains" warble, quaver, trill - sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below treble - sing treble hum - sing with closed lips; "She hummed a melody" belt, belt out - sing loudly and forcefully descant on - sing a descant on a main tune or melody vocalise, vocalize - sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel harmonise, harmonize - sing or play in harmony descant - sing in descant sing along - sing with a choir or an orchestra; "Every year the local orchestra and choir perform the `Messiah' and the audience is invited to sing along" psalm - sing or celebrate in psalms; "He psalms the works of God" minstrel - celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels solmizate - sing using syllables like `do', `re' and `mi' to represent the tones of the scale; "The voice teacher showed the students how to solmizate" tweedle, chirp - sing in modulation choir, chorus - sing in a choir sing - deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"
	3.	sing - to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing" let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" sing - deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"
	4.	sing - make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" whistle sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	5.	sing - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, talk disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" talk, spill - reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details"

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sing

verb 1. croon, carol, chant, warble, yodel, pipe, vocalize

verb 2. trill, chirp, warble, make melody

sing out call (out), cry (out), shout, yell, holler (informal) halloo

USAGE Sang is the past tense of the verb sing, as in she sang sweetly. Sung is the past participle, as in we have sung our song, and care should be taken not to use it as if it were a variant form of the past tense.

Translations

sing [pt sang, pp sung] [sɪŋ, sæŋ, sʌŋ] vt → cantar

vi (gen) → cantar; [bird] → trinar; [ears] → zumbar

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sing [sang , pt , sung , pp ] [sɪŋ, sæŋ, sʌŋ] vt, vi → chanter

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sing [sɪŋ] [sang , pt , sung , pp ] vt, vi → singen

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sing [pt sang,, pp sung] [sɪŋ, sæŋ, sʌŋ] vt, vi → cantare

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sing

v sing [siŋ]

to make (musical sounds) with one's voice He sings very well; She sang a Scottish song; I could hear the birds singing in the trees. sing يُغَنّي пея zpívat synge singen τραγουδώ cantar laulma آواز خواندن laulaa chanter לַשִיר गाना गाना pjevati (el)énekel menyanyi syngja cantare 歌う 노래하다; (노래를) 부르다 dainuoti, giedoti dziedāt menyanyi zingen synge śpiewać cantar a cânta петь spievať peti pevati sjunga ร้องเพลง şarkı söylemek; ötmek 唱 співати گانا hát, hót 唱

n singer

a person who sings, eg as a profession Are you a good singer?; He's a trained singer. sanger مُغَنٍّ певец zpěvák, -čka sanger der/die Sänger(in) τραγουδιστής cantante laulja خواننده laulaja chanteur/-euse זֶמֶר गायक, गाना गाने वाला pjevač énekes penyanyi söngvari cantante 歌手 가수 dainininkas dziedātājs penyanyi zanger sanger(inne) śpiewak, pieśnierz cantor cântăreţ певец, певица spevák, -čka pevec pevač sångare, sångerska นักร้อง şarkıcı 歌手 співак; співачка گلوکار، گویہ ca sĩ 歌手

n singing

the art or activity of making musical sounds with one's voice Do you do much singing nowadays?; (also adjective ) a singing lesson/teacher. sang, sing غِناء пеене zpěv sang; sang- das Singen; Gesangs-... τραγούδι (ως πράξη) canto, cantar laulmine, laulu- آواز خواندن laulaminen, laulu- (de) chant שִׁירָה गाने की कला pjevanje éneklés; ének- seni suara söngur canto, il cantare 声楽(の) 노래(하기); 노래를 가르치는 dainavimas dziedāšana; dziedāšanas- nyanyian zang sang, synging śpiew, śpiewanie canto de canto) пение spev; spevu petje pevanje sjungande, sång การร้องเพลง şarkı söyleme 演唱 спів گانے کا عمل hát, tiếng hát 演唱

sing out

to shout or call out Sing out when you're ready to go. roep يَصْرُخ، يَصيح провиквам се zavolat sige til rufen φωνάζω gritar, llamar hüüdma فرياد كشيدن huutaa appeler (en criant) לִצעוֹק जोर से पुकारना povikati, ispratiti pjesmom kiált berseru kalla, hrópa chiamare どなる 고함치다, 큰 소리로 부르다 pašaukti, šūktelėti pasaukt; izsaukt jerit roepen rope, si fra wołać chamar a striga după крикнуть zavolať zavpiti povikati ropa, hojta, säga ifrån ร้องเพลงออกมา bağırmak, seslenmek 叫喊 вигукнути, покликати چیخ کر بتانا، آواز لگانا gọi to 叫喊