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
  • Many of those fans took to chanting for the firing of general manager Nico Collins, who is said to have initiated the deal.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Protestors marched from terminal to terminal chanting slogans.
    Kaya Genç, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Cue everyone with a fur baby of their own crying into their beer and chicken wings.
    Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Flip the switch and the crying baby disappears.
    Adam Cheung, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Feb. 2026
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  • As the industry now begins talking seriously about agentic AI, a more independent and decision-capable form of artificial intelligence, the question is no longer whether AI will reshape cars, but how far it should be allowed to go.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Many survivors have been helped by talking things through with a licensed psychotherapist.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
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  • His first competition was an aerials event, which his mother enrolled him in without informing him, according to Team USA.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Back in October, Schemmel received a vanilla, 3-minute phone call from his boss at KOA Radio informing him he’d been laid off as part of iHeartMedia’s massive job cuts around the country.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Singing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singing. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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