sing

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[produce]] [[musical]] or [[harmonious]] [[sound]]s with one’s [[voice]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To perform a [[vocal]] part in a musical composition, regardless of technique.
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[express]] [[audibly]] by means of a harmonious [[vocalization]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[soothe]] with singing.
5. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} Of birds, to [[vocalise]]:
6. {{lb|en|idiomatic}} To [[rejoice]].
7. {{lb|en|slang|idiomatic|intransitive}} To [[confess]] under [[interrogation]].
8. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To make a small, shrill sound.
9. {{lb|en|ambitransitive}} To [[relate]] in [[verse]]; to [[celebrate]] in [[poetry]]; to [[praise]].
10. {{lb|en|idiomatic|intransitive}} To display [[fine]] qualities; to stand out as [[excellent]].
11. {{lb|en|ergative}} To be capable of being sung; to produce a certain effect by being sung.
12. {{lb|en|AU}} In traditional Aboriginal culture, to direct a [[supernatural]] influence on (a person or thing), usually malign; to [[curse]]. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}

Noun

1. The act, or event, of singing [[song]]s.
2. Any sound likened to human singing.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en|from=English < occupations}}.
2. {{surname|en|from=Chinese}}.
3. {{alternative spelling of|en|Singh}} {{surname|en|South Asian}}.

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