Verb She sings in the choir. The children danced and sang. He sang softly to the baby. She's a great actress, and she can dance and sing, too. We all stood and sang the national anthem. I can't sing the high notes. Do you hear the birds singing? The kettle sang on the stove. The bullet sang past his helmet. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
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And, plenty of the fans stuck around to hear the players sing a rousing rendition of Carmen Ohio in the south end zone, as is tradition at an OSU game. David Petkiewicz, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022 Families can sing their hearts out with this easy-to-use wireless karaoke microphone. Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 10 Sep. 2022 In Nose, Demachy expressed a desire to leave as his legacy a truer connection between the house of Dior and farmers who grow the precious raw materials that make Dior perfumes sing. April Long, Town & Country, 10 Sep. 2022 That these performers sing about a document that didn’t take their rights into account makes the evening all the more poignant. Peter Marks, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022 Director José Zayas, in collaboration with music director Padilla, has created a bilingual story, where the actors speak in English but sing in Spanish and every word is translated on video screens in the other corresponding language. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 The Simpsons fanatics can enjoy Welcome to the Club, a new short about Lisa Simpson’s dream of being a princess, while fans of Elsa, Anna, Olaf and the gang can belt it out with new sing-along versions of Frozen and Frozen 2. Danielle Directo-meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2022 For audio deepfakes, Mirsky suggests asking the person to whistle, or to try to speak with an unusual accent, or to hum or sing a tune chosen at random. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2022 Brandon McConnell, who has muscular dystrophy, loves to swim, ride horseback and sing karaoke with friends at summer camp. Michael Quintanilla, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Sep. 2022
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Aurora’s fest this year again included a slew of more than a dozen live performers along with retailers selling ukuleles, food vendors, workshops, sing-alongs and more. David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022 The sing-song in her voice brought a smile to my face, knowing she, too, reveled in my stupidity. Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2022 Bring a chair, enjoy the sundaes and listen to November Sound sing and play the guitar, while chatting with local, state and Federal politicians.Hartford Courant, 26 Aug. 2022 Holiday music, including an audience sing-along. HANDEL’S MESSIAH: May 12, 2023. Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2022 Watch Martin’s sweet acoustic sing-through with Canal below. Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 18 Aug. 2022 The two stayed close friends since the release of the movie in 1978, and even reunited for a Grease sing-along in 2019. Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Aug. 2022 The reasons why bowheads sing are a mystery to both hunters and scientists. Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Aug. 2022 The sing body was discovered by Bennington's housekeeper at his California home on the morning of Thursday, July 20. Bennington was supposed to meet his family and bandmates in Phoenix two days later for dinner and start rehearsals Sunday. Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Old English singan; akin to Old High German singan to sing, Greek omphē voice
ADVERB | VERB + SING | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤loud, loudly, lustily高歌;起勁地唱◇The birds sang louder than ever.鳥兒比平時唱得更歡了。➤gently, quietly, softly輕聲唱◇He was singing quietly to himself.他輕聲地哼唱。➤beautifully, sweetly, well動聽地唱;悅耳地唱▸➤badly唱得難聽▸➤cheerfully, happily, joyfully, merrily高興地唱;愉快地唱;歡快地唱◇Birds sang cheerfully in the trees.鳥兒在樹上歡快地歌唱。➤a bit, a little能唱一點兒◇She could sing a little and agreed to take part in the show.她能唱幾句,答應參加演出。➤live現場演唱◇Have you ever heard the band sing live?你聽過這支樂隊現場演唱嗎?➤professionally專業演唱▸➤together一起唱◇We played and sang together.我們一起演奏,一起唱。VERB + SING➤be able to, can能唱◇I can't sing very well.我歌唱得不好。PREPOSITION➤about唱關於⋯的歌◇boy bands singing about love唱愛情歌曲的男孩樂隊➤to唱歌給⋯聽◇Shall I sing to you?我唱歌給你聽好嗎?PHRASES➤be sung to the tune of sth配⋯的曲調唱◇The lyrics were sung to the tune of the Beatles' 'Eleanor Rigby'.這首歌的詞配了披頭士《埃莉諾・里格比》的曲來唱。➤sing at the top of your lungs, sing at the top of your voice (BrE) 大聲唱;高聲唱➤sing like an angel天使般地唱➤sing out of tune唱歌走調◇Unfortunately, he was singing out of tune.不幸的是,他唱得走調了。➤sing sb to sleep哼歌哄某人入睡◇Her mother sang her to sleep.她媽媽哼着歌哄她入睡。