sing out

verb

sang out or sung out; sung out; singing out; sings out
Synonyms of sing outnext
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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During the second half, the crowd started to sing out for Haaland, who has scored fifty-nine goals in fifty-two games for Norway, and who had four in the first two games of this World Cup. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 27 June 2026 Matt Damon and Noah Kahan will front and sing out the penultimate show of Season 51 next week. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 May 2026 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 1 Oct. 2026.

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