sing

Plural: sings

Verb

Verb Forms: sang, sung, singing, sings

• To utter musical sounds with the voice; to chant.
• deliver by singing
  • "Sing Christmas carols"
• produce tones with the voice
  • "She was singing while she was cooking"
  • "My brother sings very well"
• to make melodious sounds
  • "The nightingale was singing"
• make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
  • "the kettle was singing"
• divulge confidential information or secrets
• To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
• To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique.
• To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.
• To soothe with singing.
• Of birds, to vocalise:
• To produce a 'song', for the purposes of defending a breeding territory or to attract a mate.
• Of birds, to vocalise:
• To produce any type of melodious vocalisation.
• To confess under interrogation.
• To make a small, shrill sound.
• To relate in verse; to celebrate in poetry.
• To display fine qualities; to stand out as excellent.
• To be capable of being sung; to produce a certain effect by being sung.
• In traditional Aboriginal culture, to direct a supernatural influence on (a person or thing), usually malign; to curse.
• To yell or shout.

Noun

• The act, or event, of singing songs.

Examples

• "I really want to sing in the school choir," said Vera.
• a singing kettle
• He was so happy he could sing after finding a ’Q’ and playing QUIDS for 40 points.
• I sometimes have a quick sing in the shower.
• sing a lullaby
• The air sings in passing through a crevice.
• The sauce really makes this lamb sing.
• to sing somebody to sleep

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

keep quiet, lip sync, lip-sync, mime, mouth

Related Words

jook-sing, sing-sing, singe, song, SINGABLE