sing¹ /sing/

1. To utter melodious sounds in musical succession while articulating words
2. To perform songs, esp as a profession
3. To emit more or less songlike sounds
4. To give a cantabile or lyrical effect
5. (of the ears) to ring
6. To be capable of being sung
7. To write poetry (literary)
8. To confess, to turn informer, to squeal (slang, esp N American)

1. To utter or perform by voice, musically
2. To chant
3. To celebrate
4. To proclaim, relate, in song or verse or in comparable manner
5. To bring, drive, render, pass, etc by singing

An act or period of singing

singˈable adjective

singˈableness noun

singˈer noun

1. A person, bird, etc, that sings
2. A person who sings as a profession
3. An informer (slang, esp N American)
4. A poet (obsolete)

singˈing noun

singˈingly adverb

singer-songˈwriter noun

A person who performs songs that he or she has also written

singˈing-bird noun

A songbird

singing flame noun

A flame that gives a musical note in a tube

singˈing-gallery noun

A gallery occupied by singers

singing hinny noun (Scot and N Eng)

A currant cake that hisses on the griddle

singˈing-man noun (Shakespeare)

A man employed to sing, eg in a church choir

singing master noun

A teacher of singing

singing sand noun

Musical sand (qv)

singing telegram noun

A method of delivering a greeting by employing a person specializing in this service to sing the greeting to the recipient

singˈ-singˈ noun

(in New Guinea) a tribal get-together for singing, dancing and feasting

singˈsong noun

1. A ballad
2. Jingly verse
3. (monotonous) up-and-down intonation
4. An informal gathering of friends at which there is singing
5. A meeting for community singing

adjective

Of the nature of singsong

transitive verb and intransitive verb

To sing, speak or utter, in a singsong way

all-singˈing-all-danˈcing (informal)

Incorporating the full range of features and elaborations

sing along (orig US)

Of an audience, to join in the familiar songs with the performer (with with; singˈalong noun)

sing another (or a different) song or tune

1. To change to a humbler tone
2. To express an opinion different from that of someone else, or esp from one's own earlier one, to change one's mind

sing out

1. To call out distinctly, to shout
2. To inform, peach (informal)

sing small

To assume a humble tone

sing² or sing.

Singular

• cassia-bark
• cassias
• cassimere
• cassimeres
• cassingle
• cassino
• Cassiopeia
• cassiopeium
• cassiopeiums
• cassis
• cassises
• cassiterite
• cassiterites
• cassock
• cassocked
• cassocks
• cassolette
• cassolettes
• cassonade
• cassonades
• cassone
• cassones
• cassoulet
• cassoulets
• cassowaries