sing

verb \ ˈsiŋ \

|Updated on: 20 Aug 2018

Examples: sing in a Sentence

Definition of sing

sang play \ˈsaŋ\ or sung play \ˈsəŋ\; sung; singing play \ˈsiŋ-iŋ\

intransitive verb

1 a : to produce musical tones by means of the voice

b : to utter words in musical tones and with musical inflections and modulations

c : to deliver songs as a trained or professional singer

2 : to make a shrill whining or whistling sound

3 a : to relate or celebrate something in verse

b : to compose poetry

c : to create in or through words a feeling or sense of song

prose that sings

4 : to produce musical or harmonious sounds

birds singing

5 : buzz, ring

6 : to make a cry : call

7 : to give information or evidence

transitive verb

1 : to utter with musical inflections; especially : to interpret in musical tones produced by the voice

2 : to relate or celebrate in verse

3 : chant, intone

4 : to bring or accompany to a place or state by singing

sings the child to sleep

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singable

play \ˈsiŋ-ə-bəl\ adjective

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Examples of sing in a Sentence

She sings in the choir.
The children danced and sang.
He sang softly to the baby.
She's a great actress, and she can dance and sing, too.
We all stood and sang the national anthem.
I can't sing the high notes.
Do you hear the birds singing?
The kettle sang on the stove.
The bullet sang past his helmet.

Recent Examples of sing from the Web

Nat Simons The title says it all … a gorgeous little pop song of joy sung by Nat and sister Elena.

— gary louris, USA TODAY, "Playlist: The Jayhawks' Gary Louris shares his favorites," 11 July 2018
No doubt the new fragment of text from Greece will soon be added to that project, and hopefully there will be even more to sing about soon.

— jason daley, Smithsonian, "Oldest Greek Fragment of Homer Discovered on Clay Tablet," 11 July 2018
Elizabeth had met future husband Ronen Seri a few years after moving to NYC to pursue acting and opera-singing dreams.

— colleen leahey mckeegan, Marie Claire, "The Business of Feeling Good," 11 July 2018
The Marseillaise national anthem was then sung by the American soprano Barbara Hendricks and the Choir of the French Army, followed by a minute of silence.

— sylvie corbet, Fox News, "France honors Holocaust survivor Simone Veil at the Pantheon," 1 July 2018
The young sparrows mimic the songs sung by their elders so accurately that their musical repertoire has remained relatively unchanged for all that time.

— robert lachlan, National Geographic, "This Bird Has Been Singing the Same Song for 1,000 Years," 20 June 2018
Dorothy Cotton, who worked closely with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., taught nonviolence to demonstrators before marches and calmed tensions by singing church hymns, died June 10 at a retirement community in New York.

— kansascity, "In memoriam through June 15: Civil rights activist Dorothy Cotton, Neal Boyd of ‘AGT’," 15 June 2018
Founded in 1858, the Saengerbund — or choir — began by singing together, but the group has evolved to include more than just their music.

— kathleen mcwilliams, Courant Community, "New England's Oldest Cultural German Organization Celebrates 160 Years," 8 June 2018
South Florida Jubilee Chorus Ladies can learn how to sing a-cappella, four-part harmony and perform for private and community events with this award-winning chorus.

— mary lou cruz, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Sunrise area events July 18-28," 13 July 2018

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