sing out

verb

sang out or sung out; sung out; singing out; sings out
1
: to say or shout something loudly
If you need any help, just sing out.
The children sang out "good morning" to the teacher.
The crowd sang out insults.
2
: to sing something loudly
The singer stopped and the crowd sang out the rest of the chorus.

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Train Dreams is stunning to look at, the kind of film where each blade of grass, each jagged tree branch, each mini ripple of a rushing river, seems to sing out as an individual. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Nov. 2025 And Zi Yu managed to sing out the weight of that silence. Billboard China, Billboard, 13 Nov. 2025

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“Sing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sing%20out. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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