Sing
verb
To make musical sounds with your voice.
She sings beautifully.
Often appears as...
- sing a song
- sing loudly
verb
To perform a song or music as a singer.
He sings in a rock band.
Often appears as...
- sing in a band
- sing a solo
verb
To produce a high, clear sound.
The kettle is singing, the water must be boiling.
Often appears as...
- kettle sings
- engine sings
verb
To tell or confess something, especially to the police.
After a few hours of questioning, he started to sing.
Often appears as...
- sing to the police
- make him sing
Usage tips
Colloquial
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verb
To make a buzzing, whistling, or ringing sound.
The bullets sang past.
Often appears as...
- bullets sing
- ears sing
verb
To make musical sounds with your voice.
She sings beautifully.
Often appears as...
- sing a song
- sing loudly
verb
To perform a song or music as a singer.
He sings in a rock band.
Often appears as...
- sing in a band
- sing a solo
verb
To produce a high, clear sound.
The kettle is singing, the water must be boiling.
Often appears as...
- kettle sings
- engine sings
verb
To tell or confess something, especially to the police.
After a few hours of questioning, he started to sing.
Often appears as...
- sing to the police
- make him sing
Usage tips
Colloquial
Legal
verb
To make a buzzing, whistling, or ringing sound.
The bullets sang past.
Often appears as...
- bullets sing
- ears sing
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Expressive Variations
Different emotions can be conveyed by varying volume and pitch while singing.
Her voice trembled with sadness as she sang the ballad.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Expressions
Songs reflect different cultures; learning these can help understand the context in which 'sing' is used.
At the festival, they sang traditional songs of their heritage.
Pro Tip 1/2Expressive Variations
Different emotions can be conveyed by varying volume and pitch while singing.
Her voice trembled with sadness as she sang the ballad.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Expressions
Songs reflect different cultures; learning these can help understand the context in which 'sing' is used.
At the festival, they sang traditional songs of their heritage.
Pro Tip 1/2Expressive Variations
Different emotions can be conveyed by varying volume and pitch while singing.
Her voice trembled with sadness as she sang the ballad.
Pro Tip 2/2Cultural Expressions
Songs reflect different cultures; learning these can help understand the context in which 'sing' is used.
At the festival, they sang traditional songs of their heritage.
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Video examples
Ze Frank's web playroom
Now you might not be able to sing that out loud, but you can hum it to yourself, and you know what the words are. And let it give you some strength to get the next few moments on your job. All right. Stay strong. Peace. Ze So -- yeah. No, no, no, shush. We've got to go quickly.
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The art of the metaphor...
Even as you see that though, some part of you recognizes in the image a small portrait of what it's like to live in this world of change and time, our human fate is to vanish, as surely as that small cricket will, and still, we do what it does. We live, we sing.
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Bird Feathers Sing PIPE...
claims to have identified the first bird species that creates singing sounds with the feathers of their wings deep in an ambient cloud forest this male club winged manikin is courting females Kimberley Bostwick at Cornell set out to
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Why do whales sing? -...
are the evocative melodies, or songs, composed by the world's largest mammals, whales. Whale songs are one of the most sophisticated communication systems in the animal kingdom. Only a few species are known to sing. Blue, fin,
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How to build a fictional...
that we logically and emotionally decode as complex narratives that move us to fight, cry, sing, and think, that are strong enough not only to hold up a world that is completely invented by the author,
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A message of peace, hope...
the first time that I sang peace train again after 20 years off twenty-eight well I mean I probably sang it in the bath or whatever but but you know this was the moment where I did it publicly
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How batteries work -...
and cuts out in the middle of your call. In that moment, you may feel more like throwing your battery across the room than singing its praises, but batteries are a triumph of science.
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10 TOP Natural History...
to persuade females to come close and admire his plumes he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs of all the
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Attenborough: the...
To persuade females the come close and admire his plumes, he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs
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Sir David Attenborough...
to platform females to come close and admire his plumes he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does
Video examples
Ze Frank's web playroom
Now you might not be able to sing that out loud, but you can hum it to yourself, and you know what the words are. And let it give you some strength to get the next few moments on your job. All right. Stay strong. Peace. Ze So -- yeah. No, no, no, shush. We've got to go quickly.
Video examples
The art of the metaphor...
Even as you see that though, some part of you recognizes in the image a small portrait of what it's like to live in this world of change and time, our human fate is to vanish, as surely as that small cricket will, and still, we do what it does. We live, we sing.
Video examples
Bird Feathers Sing PIPE...
claims to have identified the first bird species that creates singing sounds with the feathers of their wings deep in an ambient cloud forest this male club winged manikin is courting females Kimberley Bostwick at Cornell set out to
Video examples
Why do whales sing? -...
are the evocative melodies, or songs, composed by the world's largest mammals, whales. Whale songs are one of the most sophisticated communication systems in the animal kingdom. Only a few species are known to sing. Blue, fin,
Video examples
How to build a fictional...
that we logically and emotionally decode as complex narratives that move us to fight, cry, sing, and think, that are strong enough not only to hold up a world that is completely invented by the author,
Video examples
A message of peace, hope...
the first time that I sang peace train again after 20 years off twenty-eight well I mean I probably sang it in the bath or whatever but but you know this was the moment where I did it publicly
Video examples
How batteries work -...
and cuts out in the middle of your call. In that moment, you may feel more like throwing your battery across the room than singing its praises, but batteries are a triumph of science.
Video examples
10 TOP Natural History...
to persuade females to come close and admire his plumes he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs of all the
Video examples
Attenborough: the...
To persuade females the come close and admire his plumes, he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does that by copying the songs
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
to platform females to come close and admire his plumes he sings the most complex song he can manage and he does
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Adele
English Singer
I doubt I'll be singing forever, because at some point people aren't going to want to hear my music, and I hope that I'll still get the opportunity to write songs.
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George Harrison
British Musician
In the big picture, it doesn't really matter if we never made a record, or we never sang a song. That isn't important.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
American Author
So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women.
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Keke Palmer
American Actress
Singing was my first passion. Whenever I sing, I'm always so happy.
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Joel Edgerton
Australian Actor
I never sing out loud because I'm afraid people will go, 'Shut up!
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Kumar Sanu
Indian Musician
It's important to have an open mind while singing.
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Emmylou Harris
American Musician
To me acting and singing are worlds apart.
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John Keble
English Clergyman
Peace is the first thing the angels sang.
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Kathleen Battle
American Actress
I can't imagine life without singing.
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Julio Iglesias
American Musician
My life is to sing.
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Adele
English Singer
I doubt I'll be singing forever, because at some point people aren't going to want to hear my music, and I hope that I'll still get the opportunity to write songs.
Quote examples
George Harrison
British Musician
In the big picture, it doesn't really matter if we never made a record, or we never sang a song. That isn't important.
Quote examples
Harriet Beecher Stowe
American Author
So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women.
Quote examples
Keke Palmer
American Actress
Singing was my first passion. Whenever I sing, I'm always so happy.
Quote examples
Joel Edgerton
Australian Actor
I never sing out loud because I'm afraid people will go, 'Shut up!
Quote examples
Kumar Sanu
Indian Musician
It's important to have an open mind while singing.
Quote examples
Emmylou Harris
American Musician
To me acting and singing are worlds apart.
Quote examples
John Keble
English Clergyman
Peace is the first thing the angels sang.
Quote examples
Kathleen Battle
American Actress
I can't imagine life without singing.
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Julio Iglesias
American Musician
My life is to sing.
Example 1 of 10
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