sung

Definition of sungnext
past participle of sing
1
as in chanted
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 intoned
to utter in musical or drawn out tones the cantor sang the prayers before the entire congregation

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3
as in called
to utter one's distinctive animal sound I can hear a bird singing in the distance

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4
as in informed
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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Recent Examples of sung Prayers were sung over a tannoy to the crowd which responded in song. Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 Holding small American flags, the cohort of new citizens waved and clapped along to patriotic music sung by the Golden Gate Symphony Orchestra & Chorus’ TOSCA a capella ensemble. Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 4 July 2026 Broadsides – sheets of paper containing lyrics to be sung to familiar, traditional melodies – were a common medium for disseminating songs. Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 But it was then followed up by a Spanish hymn, sung by musicians, dressed in 18th-century Spanish Colonial attire, including the garb of soldado, vaquero, pioneers, military, and indigenous peoples. Brian Hackney, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Despite his historical work, however, Mahal is not looking to have his own praises sung. Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 It’s been faithfully sung in the book’s accompanying song. Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 27 June 2026 An Azerbaijani duet sung in Russian has racked up millions of plays from listeners who may never learn the artists’ names. Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026 To your knowledge, has Peter ever sung that song in other forms in the years since? Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sung
Verb
  • Even after Bruno Guimarães missed an early penalty, supporters chanted louder in hopes of lifting team morale.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Videos showed police beating back agitators with batons and deploying anti-riot ordnance as the demonstrators chanted against the country's conservative Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in a massive political rally.
    Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
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  • Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.
    Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026
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  • Only 100% participation ensures that I am informed, accountable, and able to advocate effectively on behalf of the community in every aspect of county governance.
    Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • That poll showed Rasner — who won 24% of the vote in his 2024 challenge to now-Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso — trailing Gray by single digits, but losing support after voters were informed of his sexuality.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 10 July 2026
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  • Jeremy Siegel, a seasoned economist and Professor Emeritus of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has vocalized concerns about the efficacy of gold as a buffer to inflation.
    Dan Simms, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • The speech came three months after Dolan vocalized a Finals-or-bust expectation during a rare interview on WFAN.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 June 2026
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  • Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • Gyllenhaal received the President’s Award on Friday at the festival’s opening night ceremony, and talked to the international press on Saturday in a suite at the neo-baroque Grand Hotel Pupp in Karlovy Vary.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 4 July 2026
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  • But that friendship was betrayed as settlers dried up the Gila with upstream dams and diversions.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Babeuf was betrayed by an informant, put on trial in 1797, and eventually acquitted of conspiracy, but he was executed for committing his ideas about inequality to print.
    Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

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“Sung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sung. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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