sing-along

noun

ˈsiŋ-ə-ˌlȯŋ 

plural sing-alongs

: an informal session of group singing of popular or folk songs : songfest

People who had brought their guitars led spontaneous sing-alongs in the hotel lobby.

—The New Yorker

Old-fashioned hayrides and sing-alongs in front of a campfire …

—Mary Beth Giles

Audience participation is one of the things that has made the show a success, and there will, again, be plenty of opportunity to take part in the sing-alongs.

—Canadian Motorist

also : a song appropriate for a sing-along

… maintains the album's frenetic pace with the title track, a rousing sing-along …

—Killian Barry

Examples of sing-along in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The organization SheRock is also hosting a strum-along/sing-along, and there’ll be equipment swaps and vintage clothing sales, too. — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 12 Aug. 2026

Highlights are a circus, wood-chopping contests, rabbit costume contest, sing-along. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

Full of big moments, rousing choruses, barstool sing-alongs, and even a few weepers, Stages is an album calibrated to the live experience. — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 3 Aug. 2026

Activities will include music and traditional folk tunes, dancing, sing-alongs, and fashion and stein-holding competitions. — Nathan Pilling july 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above