sing out
phrasal 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.
Examples of sing out in a Sentence
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Enlarge / Andrew Cunningham's modded and restored Game Boy Advance could, with enough time, sing out all the data loaded into a cartridge.
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Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
Though it is not sung out loud, the lyrics appear on the screen as the plaintive melody is played, and Wulf’s own voice (recorded in the late 1960s) introduces it.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
The 96-year-old stood in the crook of his grand piano and sang out all the lyrics, perfectly, from memory.
—Richard Barnes, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
Who knows what hit business solutions may result when leaders let go and sing out?
—Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
First violinist Isaac Allen played the stratospheric hymn paraphrase in the final movement with appropriate reverence and glory, as cellist Alex Greenbaum sung out a slowly descending pattern.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
Elliott’s playing is both muscular and refined; his delicate astral harmonics at the outset sang out an important early starting point.
—Luke Shulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2023
The force and the rebellion was one thing, but above all else were these beautiful melodies, sung out of the throat of a dove.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2023
And the moments when the company sings out the show’s themes (the difficulties of time and the importance of making the most of it) leave the audience too little to glean for themselves.
—David Benedict, Variety, 9 June 2023
Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 22 Jan. 2024
Though it is not sung out loud, the lyrics appear on the screen as the plaintive melody is played, and Wulf’s own voice (recorded in the late 1960s) introduces it.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
The 96-year-old stood in the crook of his grand piano and sang out all the lyrics, perfectly, from memory.
—Richard Barnes, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
Who knows what hit business solutions may result when leaders let go and sing out?
—Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
First violinist Isaac Allen played the stratospheric hymn paraphrase in the final movement with appropriate reverence and glory, as cellist Alex Greenbaum sung out a slowly descending pattern.
—Christian Hertzog, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2023
Elliott’s playing is both muscular and refined; his delicate astral harmonics at the outset sang out an important early starting point.
—Luke Shulze, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Aug. 2023
The force and the rebellion was one thing, but above all else were these beautiful melodies, sung out of the throat of a dove.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2023
And the moments when the company sings out the show’s themes (the difficulties of time and the importance of making the most of it) leave the audience too little to glean for themselves.
—David Benedict, Variety, 9 June 2023
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“Sing out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sing%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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