Entry Word: sing

Function: verb

Meaning: 1 to produce musical sounds with the voice <it's relatively rare to find actors who can also sing well>

Synonyms carol, chant, descant, vocalize

Related Words belt, croon, harmonize, hum, lilt, quaver, scat, sharp, slur, trill, troll, warble, yodel; serenade

2 to utter in musical or drawn out tones <the cantor sang the prayers before the entire congregation> — see chant 1
3 to utter oneʼs distinctive animal sound <I can hear a bird singing in the distance> — see cry 2