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sing

verb · noun

Simple meaning

Produce tones with the voice.

Pronunciation

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sing
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈsɪŋ

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

verb

  1. Produce tones with the voice

    “She was singing while she was cooking.”

  2. intransitive

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

  3. intransitive

    To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique.

  4. transitive

    To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.

  5. literary

    To produce any type of melodious vocalisation.

  6. Make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound

noun

  1. A Sikh surname

  2. The act, or event, of singing songs.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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This meaning: Produce tones with the voice

Used this way, sing is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Heard in a sentence
“She was singing while she was cooking.”
Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Common
Connotation
No strong connotation
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use sing

  • “She was singing while she was cooking.”verb
  • “Sing Christmas carols.”verb

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sing songs

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • singernounInflected form

    A person who sings.

  • singingnounInflected form

    The act of singing vocal music.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • singlyadverbDerived adverb

    One by one.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • sing alongverbCompound term

    Sing with a choir or an orchestra.

  • sing-kwanounCompound term

    Loofah of Pakistan.

  • singing voicenounCompound term

    The musical quality of the voice while singing.

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