sing

verb
/ˈsɪŋ/

To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.

Example

“"I really want to sing in the school choir," said Vera.”

Other meanings

To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique.
To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.
“sing a lullaby”

Related words

countersing
forsing
outsing
oversing
resing
singability
singable
singalong
singback
singspiration
singster
undersing

Example sentences

“I like to sing to my lizard.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Do they sing song on special occasions ?”
Tatoeba · PrasantaHembram · CC0
“The stars sing to those who listen.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "singan" (to sing).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “sing” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.