sing
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of SING
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to use your voice to make musical sounds in the form of a song or tune
[no object]
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She sings in the choir.
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The children danced and sang.
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She sings beautifully.
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He sang softly to the baby.
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She's a great actress, and she can dance and sing, too.
[+ object]
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We all stood and sang the national anthem.
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He sang a tune to us. = He sang us a tune.
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I can't sing the high notes.
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She sang the baby to sleep. [=she sang to the baby until it fell asleep]
2
[no object]
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to make pleasant sounds that sound like music
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Do you hear the birds singing?
3
[no object]
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to make a high-pitched whistling sound
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The kettle sang on the stove.
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The bullet sang past his helmet.
sing a different tune
sing along
[phrasal verb]
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to sing a song together with someone who is already singing or with a recording of the song
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see also sing-along
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If you know the words, sing along (with us).
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He loves to sing along with the radio.
sing of
[phrasal verb]
sing of (someone or something)
literary + old-fashioned
:
to speak or write about (someone or something) especially with enthusiasm
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The poet sang of knights and medieval times.
sing out
[phrasal verb]
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sing out
or
sing out (something)
or
sing (something) out
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to say or shout something loudly
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If you need any help, just sing out.
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The children sang out [=cried out] “good morning” to the teacher.
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The crowd sang out insults.
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to sing something loudly
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The singer stopped and the crowd sang out the rest of the chorus.
sing someone's/something's praises
or sing the praises of someone/something
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to say good things about someone or something
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His patients all sing his praises.
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They were singing the praises of their new equipment.
— singing
noun [noncount]-
What beautiful singing.
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folk singing
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There was singing and dancing all night long.
— singing
adjective-
She has a wonderful singing voice.
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His singing career is ruined.
