sing

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋ/

The English word “sing” has 16 meanings listed here.

verb

To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique.
To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.
To soothe with singing.
To produce a 'song', for the purposes of defending a breeding territory or to attract a mate.
To produce any type of melodious vocalisation.
To rejoice.
To confess under interrogation.
To make a small, shrill sound.
To relate in verse; to celebrate in poetry; to praise.
To display fine qualities; to stand out as excellent.
To be capable of being sung; to produce a certain effect by being sung.
In traditional Aboriginal culture, to direct a supernatural influence on (a person or thing), usually malign; to curse.
To yell or shout.

noun

The act, or event, of singing songs.
Any sound likened to human singing.

Etymology

From Middle English singen, from Old English singan (“to sing”), from Proto-West Germanic *singwan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- (“to recite, sing”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian sjunge (“to sing”), West Frisian sjonge (“to sing”), Dutch zingen (“to sing”), German Low German singen (“to sing”), German singen (“to sing”), Danish and Norwegian…

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