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
  • There are also videos of the Argentine team chanting in the dressing room.
    Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026
  • People started singing, chanting, and cheering together on the street while standing in the rain.
    Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
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  • As they were displayed, Celeste’s mother lowered her head and started crying, Steinfeld said.
    Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • The camera panned to one crying fan on the final whistle who blessed himself and fell to his knees to kiss the ground.
    Reuters, NBC news, 27 July 2026
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  • Paramount executives are certainly talking a big game in public.
    Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • James wasn’t talking to any team executives about official business.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026
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  • Corporate officials reached out to Murrell later that day and apologized to her, informing her that the driver was no longer working for FedEx.
    Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
  • Page’s character Sinon is the soldier tasked with informing the Trojans that the Trojan Horse is a gift from the Greeks, imploring them to drag the giant statue into the city with Odysseus, Menelaus (Jon Bernthal) and more soldiers inside.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
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“Singing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/singing. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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