singing

Definition of singingnext
present participle of sing
1
as in chanting
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 roaring
to utter in musical or drawn out tones the cantor sang the prayers before the entire congregation

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3
as in crying
to utter one's distinctive animal sound I can hear a bird singing in the distance

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4
as in talking
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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Verb
  • La Familia kept drumming and chanting through the entire game, determined to help lift Messi and his teammates to victory.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Keeping it rolling and chanting and showing off — a culture in full bloom, too pretty, too rooted to fade … just yet.
    Nichole Marks, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
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  • Gus gave Johnny the full explanation of how rain meant that the universe was crying on Good Friday because Jesus died on the cross.
    David Mcgrath, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Still reading the emails, still crying about it.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2026
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  • Canadian astronaut Jenni Gibbons is the person talking to the astronauts today from inside Mission Control.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Caminero comes through Cash and radio broadcaster Andy Freed were talking before the game about when Junior Caminero would erase the zero in his home run column.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026
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  • Ngatikaura reportedly sold his divorce to TMZ before informing his children.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The city is required to display signs informing the public about the cameras.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Singing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singing. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.

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