singing

Meaning

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
2. (informal, uncountable, usually) Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another.
3. (US, uncountable, usually) A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs.
4. (uncountable, usually) A ringing sound in the ears.

Adj

1. Smooth and flowing.
2. Producing a whistling sound due to the escape of steam.

Verb

present participle and gerund of sing

sing

• Verb
• Noun

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Synonyms

song

🎶

music

🎶

chanting

vocalizing

tattle

telling

chant

cantabile

whistle

lay

canto

ringing

howling

idle talk

intoning

melody

phut

pipe

piping

popular song

praising

recitation

reverberation

savage

sing

singing voice

songs

🎶

strain

talk

🗣️

tittle-tattle

twitter

versifying

vocal

vocalization

warbling

whine

whistling

whizz

wild

caroling

gossipmongering

who sings

chin wag

chin wagging

anthem

chin-wagging

black magic

canticle

carol

chin-wag

Translations

chant

🎶

canto

🎶

canto

Gesang

Singen

cant

🎶

canto

zang

cantus

gezang

🎶

τραγούδι

canción

🎶

singend

gefluit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪŋɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: syngyng

In summary

From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing + -ing.

Sentences

As we can tell the bird by its singing , we can tell the person by its ideas .