singing

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	singing - the act of singing vocal music vocalizing musical performance - the act of performing music eisteddfod - any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing) music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" vocal music - music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music) a capella singing, a cappella singing - singing without instrumental accompaniment bel canto - a style of operatic singing coloratura - singing with florid ornamentation caroling - singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas) crooning - the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner crooning - singing in a soft low tone; "her crooning soon put the child to sleep" scat, scat singing - singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument harmonisation, harmonization - singing in harmony humming - the act of singing with closed lips chanting, intonation - the act of singing in a monotonous tone intonation - singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong karaoke - singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs) part-singing - singing with three or more voice parts hymnody, psalmody - the act of singing psalms or hymns singalong, singsong - informal group singing of popular songs solfege, solfeggio - a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable solfege, solfeggio, solmization - singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major yodeling - singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto Greek chorus, chorus - a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play private instructor, tutor, coach - a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
	2.	singing - disclosing information or giving evidence about another tattle, telling disclosure, revealing, revelation - the speech act of making something evident
Adj.	1.	singing - smooth and flowing cantabile music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner melodic, melodious, musical - containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"

Translations

singing [ˈsɪŋɪŋ] n [of person, bird] → canto (= songs); canciones fpl;

(in the ears) → zumbido; [of kettle] → silbido

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singing [ˈsɪŋɪŋ] n [of person, bird] → chant m; façon f de chanter [of kettle, bullet, in ears]; sifflement m

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singing [ˈsɪŋɪŋ] sing n → Singen nt, Gesang m;

a singing in the ears sing → ein Dröhnen in den Ohren

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singing [ˈsɪŋɪŋ] n [of person, bird] → canto; [of kettle, bullet], (in ears) → fischio