1
a
: to produce musical tones by means of the voice
b
: to utter words in musical tones and with musical inflections and modulations
c
: to deliver songs as a trained or professional singer
2
: to make a shrill whining or whistling sound
3
a
: to relate or celebrate something in verse
b
: to compose poetry
c
: to create in or through words a feeling or sense of song
prose that sings
4
: to produce musical or harmonious sounds
birds singing
6
: to make a cry : call
7
: to give information or evidence
1
: to utter with musical inflections
especially
: to interpret in musical tones produced by the voice
2
: to relate or celebrate in verse
4
: to bring or accompany to a place or state by singing
sings the child to sleep
Examples of sing in a Sentence
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.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Murray spent much of the show out of the spotlight playing bongos, cowbell, shakers and wind chimes while his band members sang and brought the heat with soulful guitar solos and funky sax.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Who will sing with Soundgarden?
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Bárbara sang her own version of the Spanish lyrics, but also backed MŌRIAH on the chorus, singing the harmony line in English.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Throughout the night, guests danced and sang karaoke to all kinds of songs — not just Swift’s.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Murray spent much of the show out of the spotlight playing bongos, cowbell, shakers and wind chimes while his band members sang and brought the heat with soulful guitar solos and funky sax.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Oct. 2025
Who will sing with Soundgarden?
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Bárbara sang her own version of the Spanish lyrics, but also backed MŌRIAH on the chorus, singing the harmony line in English.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
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“Sing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sing. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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sing
1 of 2 verb1
a
: to produce musical sounds by means of the voice
b
: to utter with musical sounds
sing a song
c
: chant entry 1 sense 2, intone
parts of the mass were sung
2
: to make pleasing musical sounds
birds singing at dawn
3
: to make a slight shrill sound
a kettle singing on the stove
4
: to express enthusiastically
sing the praises of life in the city
5
: buzz entry 1 sense 1, ring
ears singing from the sudden descent
6
: to affect or bring to a place or state by singing
sing a baby to sleep
sing the blues away
7
: to call aloud : cry out
sing out when you find them
sing
2 of 2 noun
: a session of group singing
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