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| sing [ sing ] |
verb (past sang [ sang ], past participle sung [ sung ], present participle sing·ing, 3rd person present singular sings) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make music with voice: to use the voice to produce words or sounds in a musical way
  Sing me that song again.
Paul was sitting in a chair singing to himself.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb perform songs professionally: to perform songs as a trained or professional singer
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3. transitive and intransitive verb make tuneful animal sound: to make the melodious sound that is characteristic of an animal species
I could hear a nightingale singing in the distance.
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4. intransitive verb make continuous musical sound: to make a continuous whistling, humming, or ringing sound
A strong wind was making the wires sing.
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5. intransitive verb make brief speeding sound: to make a brief whistling or whizzing sound
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6. intransitive verb experience ringing or humming in head: to experience a continuous ringing or humming sound in the head
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7. transitive verb intone something: to chant something, especially a religious text, on a single note or a small range of notes
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8. transitive verb affect somebody by singing: to bring somebody to a particular condition by singing
sing the baby to sleep
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9. transitive and intransitive verb tell about something: to praise somebody or proclaim something, especially in verse
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10. intransitive verb be happy: to rejoice or be extremely happy
Her heart was singing.
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11. intransitive verb confess: to confess to or implicate others in a crime
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noun (plural sings) |
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singing session: a session of singing, especially by a group gathered for this purpose
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| [ Old English singan< Indo-European] |
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