singing

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
  • After rounding the bases in the seventh, Volpe came out of the dugout for a curtain call to salute fans who were chanting his name again.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • As the ovation stretched into its sixth minute, the audience began chanting for director Lance Oppenheim and singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers, who makes her acting debut in the film.
    Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • The women are all in Jessi’s front yard, crying and hugging and apologizing.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The spectacle of a powerful, disruptive woman changed into the spectacle of a woman running, crying and screaming, and the woman isn’t self-possessed in beautiful makeup and clothing but falling down in the mud.
    Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There was so much going on, whether the props department were working on setting up the flowers, setting up the food, the dog trainers were getting the pugs ready, or some of the actors were just hanging out talking.
    Daisy Leepson, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The consensus might be summed up by New York adviser Aileen Agopian, who conveyed a mixed message, talking to ARTnews by phone.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
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  • That story should be informing every interaction, from the next offer to the next underwriting decision.
    Jess Turner, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Murray recommended documenting the issue first and informing your neighbor, then trimming only the relevant parts of the tree.
    Blaise Mesa, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026
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“Singing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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