Thesaurus results for SINGS

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verb

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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Like a drug, your ego can stop you from listening to your true self … My true self is someone who writes and sings songs. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 Starting pitcher Gerrit Cole is among the Yankees who sings along with it. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 While planning his own fake death, the first step along the way, Bernie sings about being immortal in a song darkly reminiscent of The Greatest Showman. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026 The Janácek specialist Tomáš Hanus conducts the psychologically intense score; soprano Asmik Grigorian sings the title role. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 Swedish power-metal band sings about military history and historical battles. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 In the 1974 song, Parton sings about a woman flirting with her man. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026 With his raspy and raw vocals, the young talent sings about his real-life experiences in search of an organic connection with his community. — Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026 Heyward sings and plays some guitar, Les Nemes is the bassist, Graham Jones is the lead guitarist and the band’s sole American member, Blair Cunningham, is the drummer. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 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

Definition of chants

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This intergenerational dialogue informs the making of each collection.

— WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
This dichotomy, between depressive routine and the spark of something exciting, or even irksome, both informs each relationship, and clarifies (for the viewer) Arash’s state of mind the more his reasons are revealed.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of informs

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

Definition of symphonies

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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