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sing

/sɪŋ/

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What does sing mean?

verb

  1. To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
  2. To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique.
  3. To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.
More meanings (17)

verb

  1. To soothe with singing.
  2. To produce a 'song', for the purposes of defending a breeding territory or to attract a mate.
  3. (literary) To produce any type of melodious vocalisation.
  4. To rejoice.
  5. (slang) To confess under interrogation.
  6. To make a small, shrill sound.
  7. To relate in verse; to celebrate in poetry; to praise.
  8. To display fine qualities; to stand out as excellent.
  9. To be capable of being sung; to produce a certain effect by being sung.
  10. In traditional Aboriginal culture, to direct a supernatural influence on (a person or thing), usually malign; to curse.
  11. (archaic, slang) To yell or shout.

noun

  1. The act, or event, of singing songs.
  2. Any sound likened to human singing.

proper noun

  1. A surname from English [in turn originating as an occupation].
  2. A surname from Chinese.
  3. Alternative spelling of Singh A South Asian surname.
  4. a Sikh surname
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IPA pronunciation

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See this word in context.

It would not, of course, be the right thing to call upon Thea when she was going to sing in the evening.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
I had rather than forty shillings I had such a leg, and so sweet a breath to sing, as the fool has.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
More book examples (3)
Then she came down to the footlights and began to sing in a tremendous voice, hoarse and flat, almost like a man's.
Frank NorrisMcTeague: A Story of San FranciscoProject Gutenberg ebook #165
“Mr. Stevens,” he said, referring to the author, “is preparing a little song, which he would like you to sing next week.”
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
What springs and streams and waterfalls sing about them and to what a multitude of happy creatures they give homes and food!
John MuirSteep TrailsProject Gutenberg ebook #326