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