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Sing (Verb)

Meaning 1

Deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Examples

  • She will sing the gospel message to the children at the local orphanage this weekend.
  • At Christmas, families often gather to sing carols by the fireplace.
  • Her new business strategy involves using jingles to sing the company's praises and attract more customers.
  • During the holiday, they sing traditional folk songs with their friends in the plaza.
  • Children from different schools gathered to sing peace songs on the occasion of the international peace day.

Hypernyms

  • Render

Related Words

  • Singing (noun)
  • Singer (noun)
  • Song (noun)

Meaning 2

Make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Whistle

Hypernyms

  • Sound

Related Words

  • Song (noun)

Meaning 3

Produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Hypernyms

  • Speak
  • Verbalise
  • Verbalize
  • Mouth
  • Utter

Hyponyms

  • Trill
  • Cantillate
  • Chorus
  • Belt
  • Intone
  • Intonate
  • Quaver
  • Harmonise
  • Vocalise
  • Descant
  • Warble
  • Chirp

Related Words

  • Singing (noun)
  • Singer (noun)
  • Song (noun)

Meaning 4

To make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Hypernyms

  • Emit
  • Let Out
  • Let Loose

Related Words

  • Singer (noun)
  • Song (noun)

Meaning 5

Divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Examples

  • The gossip columnist's duty is to sing about the scandals involving celebrities.
  • You can't trust her not to sing when questioned by the press.
  • The corrupt politician forbade his aides from singing during the investigation.
  • My grandmother often sang about our family's history without realizing some of it was private.
  • When questioned, the witness refused to sing about the conversations she'd overheard.

Synonyms

  • Let The Cat Out Of The Bag
  • Blab
  • Spill The Beans
  • Talk
  • Peach
  • Babble
  • Babble Out
  • Tattle
  • Blab Out

Hypernyms

  • Disclose
  • Let On
  • Break
  • Reveal
  • Give Away
  • Uncover
  • Bring Out
  • Unwrap
  • Let Out
  • Expose
  • Discover

Related Words

  • Singing (noun)
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