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Meaning of 'sing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sing [ v. i.]
- To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune, or of a given part (as alto, tenor, etc.) in a chorus or concerted piece.
- To utter sweet melodious sounds, as birds do.
- To make a small, shrill sound; as, the air sings in passing through a crevice.
- To tell or relate something in numbers or verse; to celebrate something in poetry.
- Ti cry out; to complain.
2 . Sing [ v. t.]
- To utter with musical infections or modulations of voice.
- To celebrate is song; to give praises to in verse; to relate or rehearse in numbers, verse, or poetry.
- To influence by singing; to lull by singing; as, to sing a child to sleep.
- To accompany, or attend on, with singing.

Meaning of 'sing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . sing [ v]
Meaning (1):
- divulge confidential information or secrets
Example in sentence:
  • Be careful--his secretary talks
Meaning (2):
- produce tones with the voice
Example in sentence:
  • My brother sings very well;
  • She was singing while she was cooking
Meaning (3):
- deliver by singing
Example in sentence:
  • Sing Christmas carols
Meaning (4):
- make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
Example in sentence:
  • the bullet sang past his ear;
  • the kettle was singing
Meaning (5):
- to make melodious sounds
Example in sentence:
  • The nightingale was singing

Nearby Words:

sin sinaic sinaitic sinalbin sinamine sinapate sinapic sinapine sinapis sinapisin

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