SINGING (OUT) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

singing (out)

verb

present participle of sing (out)

as in speaking out

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As the investigation of Hayden Panettiere's death continues, new details are emerging, and people in the actress' life are speaking out.

— Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Panettiere said she was fired from a decade-plus brand deal with Neutrogena after speaking out about postpartum depression in a 2015 interview on national TV.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of speaking out

Verb

City official calls removal ‘unnecessary escalation’ As the meeting continued, another attendee called Miller’s removal from the chambers disappointing and shameful to see someone who was speaking up thrown to the ground.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
Instead, Cuban seemed much more interested in speaking up for fellow entrepreneurs.

— Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of speaking up

Verb

Following his speech, council members struggled to restore order as some of Lang's supporters began shouting, and one was escorted out by police.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Miners, mostly young men and women covered in mud, could be seen pulling out a body from the pit while dozens of other miners and workers were scattered around the expansive site, some shouting for help.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of shouting

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After talking up presumptive starter Micah Gilbert, Freeman basically listed the entire roster at the position.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Fujiyama spent a chunk of our interview talking up investments in Europe’s defense sector, where Carlyle sees a €9 trillion opportunity.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of talking up

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Influencers like Paige Paul (née Lorenze) have been sounding off in Four Winds Craft Guild’s comments, trying to frame the argument as a feminist one.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 July 2026
His inconsistencies were glaring, sounding off alarm bells about whether Drury had made a miscalculation.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of sounding off

Verb

The world’s strikers are going to have to reach deep into their bag of sweetly struck volleys, mazy solo goals and thundering free kicks to eclipse it.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Lovers of American automotive muscle would no doubt also nominate that quirky 1976 comedy The Gumball Rally, simply for its action hero, a thundering Shelby Cobra 427.

— Howard Walker, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026

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