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 There is of course another way to hear ABBA songs sung live onstage, though sadly without Greek island backdrops or background singers wearing floppy swim fins. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026 The winning melody was inspired by a ditty sung by Heap’s daughter, Scout. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 In Boston, that means letting the text carry the emotion of the story, not just translate what’s being sung. — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 Fans of the film will recall that the song was sung by Ledger in the hit 1999 teen romantic comedy film. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 Lost Leaders provides the soundtrack, made up of 11 covers and two original songs, all sung by women, among them Soo and Vicki Peterson of the Bangles. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 Only minor drawbacks here are the songs that break from this mold, all of which happen to be sung by the band’s other vocalist, Nikki Belfiglio. — Brendan Hay, SPIN, 12 Oct. 2026 That is a traditional Celtic song that gets sung at funerals a lot. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 Beckham, meanwhile, has previously sung the praises of the brand’s Japanese Camellia Body Oil. — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sung
Verb
  • High schoolers chanted, holding cardboard signs and joining hands with soixante-huitards – May 1968 protesters who once helped bring the country to a standstill in their calls for change.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The crowd chanted France's national anthem and waved flags, and some people played trumpets and violins.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
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  • In 1921, a small Japanese company called Shimano began making bicycle freewheels in Osaka.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • There are also plans afoot by the French defense procurement agency (DGA) called SNA3G, which are preliminary plans for an eventual replacement of the Suffren-class in the future.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
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  • Mandel’s work also informed a 2012 New York Times Magazine column on how the art market thrives on inequality, which argued that fine art belongs less to the broader global economy than to the peculiar economy of the very rich.
    — Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Regular two-way communication, where staff are heard, not just informed, combined with genuine empathy for the disruption, gives people something to hold onto.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • Megyn Kelly just made some incendiary comments about Olivia Rodrigo after the singer vocalized support for Jane Doe in the Cornell gang rape lawsuit.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Veteran offensive players went to Saban and vocalized their concerns about Kiffin’s focus that week.
    — John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • The night before our spaghetti dinner, Caleb sat me down by the cabin’s large, whirling fireplace and talked to me about meatballs for two hours.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In a follow-up phone interview, Collins talked further about the toll taken.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • For my body has betrayed that my personal Room 101 must be the mid-exposure realization of having miscalculated a mutual understanding.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Infuriated and betrayed, Gabe decides to exorcize his rage by partying.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Sung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sung. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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