sing


Definition: Meaning of, sing in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sɪŋ /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
sing sang sung
Present Participle Third Person Singular
singing sings
  1. with your voice [intransitive and transitive] to produce a musical sound with your voice
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  2. birds [intransitive] if birds sing, they produce high musical sounds
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  3. high noise [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to make a high whistling sound
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  4. sing somebody's praises to praise someone very much
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  5. sing a different tune to say something different from what you said before
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  6. be singing from the same hymn sheet/book used to say that a group of people all have the same aims or all express the same opinion on a particular subject
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  7. give information [intransitive] informal to tell people everything you know about a crime when they ask you questions about it - used especially by criminals and the police
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sing used in phrases

  • Sing Sing
    1. a prison in New York State, famous in the past for controlling prisoners very strictly
  • Sing a song of sixpence
    1. a NURSERY RHYME (= an old song or poem for young children) which starts: Sing a song of sixpence,/A pocket full of rye;/Four-and-twenty blackbirds/Baked in a pie./When the pie was opened,/The birds began to sing,/Wasn't that a dainty dish/To set before the King?
  • sing-kwa (noun)
    1. loofah of Pakistan; widely cultivated throughout tropics
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sing used in phrasal verbs

  • sing along (phrasal verb)
    1. to sing a song with someone who is already singing
  • sing out (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] to call out loudly
    2. [intransitive] to sing with a louder voice
  • sing up (phrasal verb)
    1. to sing with a louder voice
  • single out (phrasal verb)
    1. single someone out to choose one person from a group for special attention
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