sings

1. 1
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present indicative of sing.

   He sings tenor in the local opera company.

   A nightingale sings most beautifully after dusk.

   Note

   The present-tense form for he, she, it, or any singular noun subject; with I, you, we and they the bare sing does the work. It covers every use of the verb, with an object (sings tenor, sings a child to sleep) or without (a bird that sings at dusk). The same spelling is also the plural of the noun. A subject in front signals the verb, and a determiner signals the noun: she sings, the weekly sings.

2. 2
   noun

   Plural of sing.

   The choir organized weekly sings at the old meeting hall.

   Community sings drew large crowds throughout the summer.

   Note

   Each sing here is an occasion rather than a song. The noun names an informal gathering for singing together, so its plural counts events: weekly sings, community sings. It takes a plain -s with no spelling change. It usually travels with a word that frames the occasion, such as when it happens, where it is held, or who comes to it.

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