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sing

SING/sɪŋ/

Verbsings, singing, sang, sung

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13 meanings of sing

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  1. 1
    vocal musicverbintransitive
    To make music with your voice, using words or a tune.

    Like a bird making happy sounds up in a tree.

    We all sing together at the school concert.

    She sang softly to herself while washing the dishes.

    UsageSay she sang yesterday, and she has sung.

  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A time spent singing songs, often with other people.

    We had a big sing around the campfire last night.

    The village holds a sing every winter.

    UsageSay we had a sing.

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  3. 3
    sweet bird soundverbtransitive or intransitive
    Of a bird, to make its musical sounds.

    Like waking up to birds filling the air with music.

    The birds sing sweetly in the morning light.

    A nightingale sang somewhere in the dark woods.

    Similarwarble, chirp, trill, tweet, twitter

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  4. 4
    lullverbtransitive
    To calm someone by singing to them.

    Like gently rocking a baby until it falls asleep.

    Parents often sing their children to sleep.

    She sang the baby to sleep within minutes.

    UsageSay sing the baby to sleep.

    Similarlull

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  5. 5
    tell in verseverbtransitive or intransitive
    To tell a story or praise something in a poem.

    Old poets sing of brave heroes and great battles.

    This poem sings the beauty of the high mountains.

    Similarcelebrate, recount, chronicle

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  6. 6
    verbtransitive or intransitive
    For animals like frogs, crickets, and whales (not birds): to make a pattern of sounds, often to find a mate.

    Male crickets sing in the long grass on warm nights to call to females.

    After the spring rain, male frogs were singing all night at the pond.

    Similarcall

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Origin

This word comes from Old English 'singan', meaning 'to sing'.

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 2 facts