Thesaurus results for SINGS

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verb

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present tense third-person singular of sing

as in chants

to produce musical sounds with the voice it's relatively rare to find actors who can also sing well

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as in intones

to utter in musical or drawn out tones the cantor sang the prayers before the entire congregation

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as in cries

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

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cries
calls

as in informs

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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sings

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noun

plural of sing

as in jam sessions

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Recent Examples of sings

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But in every production, Rafiki sings the very first line in Zulu—my language never changes, and that represents the authenticity of the show. —

Zama Magudulela, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026 Her series are inevitably female-centric and like the Brontës, who wrote 200 years and a few miles away, her work excavates the drama of daily life and the tension between good and evil that sings below any surface. —

Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026 Harding sings in the hooded, lower end of her range, and the music is filled with nighttime sounds—chittering percussion, organ. —

Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 8 May 2026 Herbert, 28, can be seen on the side of the frame as his girlfriend, 27, sings to him in the clip. —

Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026 This Christmas white cake sings merrily with the tart, citrus flavors of a cherry, orange, and cranberry filling. —

Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 1 May 2026 Merritt sings in a glum, flat baritone. —

New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 There are few musicians better suited to celebrate International Jazz Day than San Diego’s Allison Tucker Adams, who sings adeptly in six languages. —

George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2026 There’s a new Latin remix featuring the Mexican pop singer Bratty, who sings in Spanish until her voice mixes with O’Riordan’s. —

Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2026

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As the crowd chants largely out of sight, heavy automatic gunfire can be heard for 15 uninterrupted seconds.

— Marin Scott, NBC news, 14 Jan. 2026
The Barmy Army chants restart as the England players partly walk over to applaud them.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025