sing
(sĭng)
[Middle English singen, from Old English singan.]
verb: sang (săng) or sung (sŭng), sung, sing·ing, sings.
intransitive verb
- Music
- To utter a series of words or sounds in musical tones.
- To vocalize songs or selections.
- To perform songs or selections as a trained or professional singer.
- To produce sounds when played: made the violin sing.
- To make melodious sounds: birds singing outside the window.
- To give or have the effect of melody; lilt.
- To make a high whining, humming, or whistling sound.
- To be filled with a buzzing or ringing sound.
- To proclaim or extol something in verse.
- To write poetry.
- Slang To give information or evidence against someone.
transitive verb
- Music
- To produce the musical sound of: sang a love song.
- To utter with musical inflections: She sang the message.
- To bring to a specified state by singing: sang the baby to sleep.
- To intone or chant (parts of the Mass, for example).
- To proclaim or extol, especially in verse: sang his praises.
noun
Music- A gathering of people for group singing.
phrasal verbs
- sing out
- To call out loudly.
derivatives
- sinǵa·ble
- adjective