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verb

ˈsiŋ How to pronounce sing (audio)
Definition of singnext
1
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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2
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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3
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

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noun

as in jam session

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Recent Examples of sing
Verb
Adendorf supported Adams’ soccer career on social media In the countdown to the 2026 World Cup, Adendorf made sure to sing her partner’s praises on Instagram. — Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 Students at West Virginia University sing the song after victories. — Conor Knighton, CBS News, 12 July 2026 After his allotted five minutes of speaking time, Thilly continued to sing, despite three verbal warnings from the committee. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Tobey Maguire, Travis Scott, Jordyn Woods and Laura Harrier sang Happy Birthday to guest Mike Tyson who was celebrating his 60th, and a special cake was brought out to mark the occasion. — Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for sing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sing
  1. chant
  2. cry
  3. talk
  4. jam session
  5. vocalize
  6. inform
  7. songfest
  8. jam
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  • Mourners chanted non-stop, with no sign of the ayatollah’s coffin more than an hour after the procession’s official start time.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Through the risk of lightning, sticky humidity and a winding line filled with thousands of chanting fans, Argentine fans flooded Bayfront Park with a sea of blue jerseys.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
Definition of chant
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  • Embolo left the pitch appearing to cry, as teammates and coaches tried consoling him.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026
  • This World Cup, a bunch of people decided to gamble millions on whether soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo would cry during a match.
    — Jon Sarlin, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Definition of cry
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  • Never mind that Canales doesn’t speak Spanish himself — the way that Telemundo announcers start talking faster as the action on the pitch intensifies is its own kind of language.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Now’s the time for the Party to think about it—potential pairings have a little time to court one another—and to start talking themselves into the idea that this could be rewarding and even kind of fun.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
Definition of talk
Noun
  • This isn’t the first time Scarlett has joined her dad on stage for a jam session.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
  • Separated by decades of time and distance and different lines of work, the members decided to get back together for an informal jam session two summers ago in Seattle, where McCaffrey lives.
    — Chris Placek, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026
Definition of jam session
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  • Last week, Diggins vocalized a litany of frustrations with the Sky — ranging from her move to the bench to recovery resources to end-of-game management by coach Tyler Marsh — before being suddenly added to the injury report.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • Jeremy Siegel, a seasoned economist and Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has vocalized concerns about the efficacy of gold as a buffer to inflation.
    — Dan Simms, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Definition of vocalize
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  • In addition,18 employees who had been placed in the 2026 fiscal year layoff prevention pool will be informed that their stay in that pool has expired, the district said.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Prioritize safety, stay impeccably informed, and assume responsibility to shield lives and property.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of inform
Noun
  • As with other global cultural events, such as the Venice Biennale currently underway in Italy, the glittery annual songfest is intended as a display of goodwill and togetherness between nations.
    — Chloe Veltman, NPR, 16 May 2026
  • The songfest began with the women introducing themselves by singing out their names.
    — Dennis Hohenberger, Courant Community, 29 May 2018
Definition of songfest
Noun
  • Plain deviled eggs are served with a side of pickled vegetables, bacon jam and black pepper.
    — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 12 July 2026
  • Scott notes that while the flesh of the Hawthorn berry is fully edible and commonly used to make jams and jellies, consuming large quantities of whole berries can be harmful as the seeds contain toxic cyanogenic glycosides.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
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