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sing out

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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.

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

singa·ble adj.

sing out
vb
(tr, adverb) to call out in a loud voice; shout
Translations
? sing out
vi
(= sing loudly, person, bird) → laut or aus voller Kehle singen; (voice)erklingen, tönen; (kettle)summen; come on, sing out, let’s hear youna los, singt mal tüchtig, wir wollen was hören (inf); their voices sang out through the churchihr Singen tönte durch die Kirche
(inf: = shout) → schreien (inf)
vt sep words, tunesingen, hervorbringen; (= shout out)(mit singender Stimme) ausrufen; to sing one’s heart outsich (dat)die Seele aus dem Leib singen


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