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
6
: to make a cry : call
7
: to give information or evidence
1
: to utter with musical inflections
especially
: to interpret in musical tones produced by the voice
2
: to relate or celebrate in verse
4
: to bring or accompany to a place or state by singing
sings the child to sleep
Examples of sing in a Sentence
Verb
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.
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Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Still, the energy in the room remained high as the crowd sang, bobbed their heads and grooved to the music from the comfort of their plush seats.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
During the Christmas holidays, children from the village comes to sing South Tyrolean carols in exchange for sweet treats, a local tradition that’s sort of like a South Tyrolean Halloween.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The Baltic Sisters are a cross-border group that sings Lithuanian multipart songs, as well as music from Estonia and Latvia.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Or rather not sang but yelped along happily.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Still, the energy in the room remained high as the crowd sang, bobbed their heads and grooved to the music from the comfort of their plush seats.
—Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
During the Christmas holidays, children from the village comes to sing South Tyrolean carols in exchange for sweet treats, a local tradition that’s sort of like a South Tyrolean Halloween.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
The Baltic Sisters are a cross-border group that sings Lithuanian multipart songs, as well as music from Estonia and Latvia.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sing
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“Sing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sing. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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sing
1 of 2 verb1
a
: to produce musical sounds by means of the voice
b
: to utter with musical sounds
sing a song
c
: chant entry 1 sense 2, intone
parts of the mass were sung
2
: to make pleasing musical sounds
birds singing at dawn
3
: to make a slight shrill sound
a kettle singing on the stove
4
: to express enthusiastically
sing the praises of life in the city
5
: buzz entry 1 sense 1, ring
ears singing from the sudden descent
6
: to affect or bring to a place or state by singing
sing a baby to sleep
sing the blues away
7
: to call aloud : cry out
sing out when you find them
sing
2 of 2 noun
: a session of group singing
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