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as in to chant
to produce musical sounds with the voice it's relatively rare to find actors who can also sing well

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as in to intone
to utter in musical or drawn out tones the cantor sang the prayers before the entire congregation

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as in to cry
to utter one's distinctive animal sound I can hear a bird singing in the distance

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as in to talk
to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities once he saw the kind of jail time he was facing, the suspect was singing loud and clear to the police

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“Sing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sing. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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