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Sing

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Verb

1. sing

deliver by singing

Example Sentences:
'Sing Christmas carols'

2. sing

produce tones with the voice

Example Sentences:
'She was singing while she was cooking'
'My brother sings very well'

3. sing

to make melodious sounds

Example Sentences:
'The nightingale was singing'

4. sing, whistle

make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound

Example Sentences:
'the kettle was singing'
'the bullet sang past his ear'

5. babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle

divulge confidential information or secrets

Example Sentences:
'Be careful--his secretary talks'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sing

see synonyms of sing
verbWord forms: sings, singing, sang or sung
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
4. (intransitive; foll by to)
to address a song (to) or perform a song (for)
5. (intransitive)
to perform songs for a living, as a professional singer
6. (intransitive)
(esp of certain birds and insects) to utter calls or sounds reminiscent of music
7. (when intr, usually foll by of)
to tell (something) or give praise (to someone), esp in verse
the poet who sings of the Trojan dead
8. (intransitive)
to make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
the kettle is singing
the arrow sang past his ear
9. (intransitive)
(of the ears) to experience a continuous ringing or humming sound
10. (transitive)
(esp in church services) to chant or intone (a prayer, psalm, etc)
11. (transitive)
to bring to a given state by singing
to sing a child to sleep
12. (intransitive) slang, mainly US
to confess or act as an informer
13. (intransitive) Australian
(in Aboriginal witchcraft) to bring about a person's death by incantation. The same power can sometimes be used beneficently
noun
14. informal
an act or performance of singing
15. 
a ringing or whizzing sound, as of bullets
abbreviation for
singular

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Sing

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verb intransitiveWord forms: sang, sung, ˈsinging
1. 
a. 
to produce musical sounds or notes with the voice, esp. in a connected series, as in giving voice to a song
b. 
to perform musical selections vocally, esp. as a professional
2. 
to use song or verse in description, praise, etc.
of thee I sing
3. 
a. 
to make musical sounds like those made by the human voice, as a violin or songbird
b. 
to make a sound of whistling, buzzing, humming, etc., as a steaming teakettle, a bee, a strong wind, etc.
4. 
to have a sensation of ringing, humming, buzzing, etc., as the ears
5. 
to admit of being sung
6. 
to be exultant; rejoice
a sight to make one's heart sing
7.  Slang
to confess to a crime, esp. so as to implicate others
verb transitive
8. 
to render or deliver (a song, musical role, etc.) by singing
9. 
to chant or intone (part of a church service, etc.)
10. 
to describe, proclaim, extol, celebrate, etc. in or as in song or verse
to sing someone's praises
11. 
to bring to a given state or place by or with singing
to sing a baby to sleep
noun
12.  Informal
singing by a group gathered for the purpose
13. 
such a gathering of people
singular

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Sing

see synonyms of sing
v. sang (săng) or sung (sŭng), 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.
abbr.
Grammar
singular

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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