sings 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of sing
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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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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

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Recent Examples of sings
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The Mayo Clinic says tuberculosis is a serious bacterial infection that affects the lungs and can spread when someone with it coughs, sneezes, or even sings. Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 His vocal approach is very much him — in that there appears to be no separation between the man who sings the songs and the guy who is chatting to you between songs. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 Her special new brand of perreo melancolía features guest vocals by Drake (who sings in Spanish), Bruno Mars, Greg Gonzalez (of Cigarettes After Sex), as well as Spanish stars Judeline and Rusowsky. Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 SpaceX sings on soaring AI costs watch now Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news. Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026 Mike Clarke, who always sings the praises of the camaraderie that exists among the businesses in small town Old Wethersfield, said the creamery does something fun every year to coincide with the play. Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026 On his latest Hyperdub release, the Japanese producer born Takahide Higuchi sings more than on previous records but tortures his voice through a gauntlet of pitch-shifter effects. Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 July 2026 Emcee/ringleader duties in the shows were mostly split between frequent guest star John Stamos and Love’s son, Christian Love (who sings lead on numbers formerly sung by the late Carl Wilson). Chris Willman, Variety, 23 July 2026 Throughout the visual, scenes of the couple’s romance are interspersed with shots of wildlife, karaoke performances and emotional moments as Musgraves sings about not wanting to leave Mexico behind. Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sings
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  • Eurylochus chants this on the seas after the crew leaves the island of the sun god’s cattle.
    Wisdom Iheanyichukwu, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The ballroom at the Westin Perimeter North is packed with people sporadically breaking out in Rick Jackson chants from time to time.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Verb
  • Of course, Callahan intones almost everything in an unsentimental baritone.
    David Harris, SPIN, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Residents and volunteers formed human chains, while others stood silently nearby, listening for tapping sounds or cries from below.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • If your child cries, remember that many children settle soon after a parent leaves.
    Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Read more on how Marnik’s experience informs her work as a science communicator fighting misinformation.
    Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The notice informs the state that the hospital cannot currently comply with the public records law.
    Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The new project on my hard drive focuses not on songs or symphonies but on cruelty, injustice, dishonesty, and the politics of everyday language.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In his first years, Dudamel explored standard symphonic repertory with immersions into the symphonies and worlds of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Dvorak and Ives, often in context with new music.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The clip, filmed from a few feet away, shows the saxophone player continuing unfazed as the Dalmatian raises its snout and vocalizes in rhythm.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • As the sweetly melodic ballad tapers, a gentle beat kicks in and Carey vocalizes words of religious praise over a syncopated coda for the last two minutes, her five-octave voice punctuating her patented melismatic style.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Patrick, who talks regularly with Ford and Moore, agreed, saying that is not just how a governor does the job, but how a candidate wins it in the first place.
    Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Below, Temple talks with Vanity Fair about returning to Ted Lasso, her punk rock upbringing, her friendship with Hannah Waddingham, and her relationship with cigarettes.
    Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Look North World runs game jams and a publishing program to find platform-native talent.
    Ian Shepherd, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Meghan has continued to focus on her lifestyle brand As Ever, selling jarred jams, tea sets and candles.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Sings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sings. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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