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

A guy from the wedding party joined the band for the Garth Brooks classic sing-along "Friends in Low Places" and knocked it out of the park.

—Luke Vose

Examples of sing-along in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kittle and Swift's impromptu sing-along moment occurred at Tight End University, an annual three-day summer training camp founded by Kelce, 35, Kittle and sportscaster Greg Olsen in 2021. —Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 July 2025

An 'abundance' of 'sing-along songs' and 'insane live shows' Since 2021, the surge in country music has helped the American music industry increase annual revenues that now exceed its 1999 heights by 25%. —Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025

Highlights are a circus, wood-chopping contests, rabbit costume contest, sing-along. —Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2025

There will be 10 new episodes and two half-hour specials with more important lessons, adventure, and sing-along fun. —Anna Halkidis, Parents, 24 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above