singverb
uk/sɪŋ/us/sɪŋ/sang, sungsing verb (MAKE MUSIC)
A1 [ I or T ] to make musical sounds with the voice, usually a tune with words:
The children sang two songs by Schubert at the school concert.
We were woken early by the sound of the birds singing.
Your grandmother would like you to sing for/to her.
[ + two objects ] Will you sing us a song/sing a song to us?
She sang her baby to sleep every night.
Pavarotti is singing Rodolfo (= singing the part of Rodolfo) in "La Bohème" at La Scala this week.
You need to sing up (= sing louder).
More examples
- There's no need to hang back - you can sing as well as anyone.
- So let's have a round of applause, please, for a very lovely and talented young lady who is going to sing for us.
- The children will first sing individually and then together as a group.
- And then he started to sing. Well, I didn't know where to put myself.
- He started to sing professionally after leaving college.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Singing
- a cappella
- accompaniment
- accompany
- alto
- anthem
- barbershop
- dirge
- ditty
- diva
- duet
- elegy
- jingle
- refrain
- sang
- septet
- serenade
- sextet
- shanty
- tenor
- treble
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sing verb (RING)
[ I ] to make or be filled with a (high) ringing sound:
A bullet sang past the top of the soldier's head.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- burble
- chime
- chug
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- rasp
- ringer
- rumbling
- slam
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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singing
noun [ U ] uk/ˈsɪŋ.ɪŋ/us/ˈsɪŋ.ɪŋ/
Idiom(s)
sing for your supper
sing the praises of sb/sth
Phrasal verb(s)
sing along