Chant, intone, carol, vocalize, trill, croon, pipe, chirp,warble; chorus; yodel: It was a wonderful spring day andBarbara felt like singing. Can you sing On the Road to Mandalay?
Whistle, pipe, peep: I have just bought a singing kettle.3 tell, tattle, name names, Slang rat, snitch, squeal, blow thewhistle, peach, spill the beans: They found out that Johnny hadbeen singing to the cops about the bank job.
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V. & n.
V. (past sang; past part. sung) 1 intr. uttermusical sounds with the voice, esp. words with a set tune.
Tr. utter or produce by singing (sing another song).
Intr.(of the wind, a kettle, etc.) make inarticulate melodious orhumming, buzzing, or whistling sounds.
Intr. (of the ears) beaffected as with a buzzing sound.
Intr. sl. turn informer;confess.
Intr. archaic compose poetry.
Tr. & (foll. byof) intr. celebrate in verse.
Tr. (foll. by in, out) usher(esp. the new or old year) in or out with singing.
Tr. bringto a specified state by singing (sang the child to sleep).
N.1 an act or spell of singing.
US a meeting for amateursinging.
Sing-along a tune etc. to which one can sing inaccompaniment. singing hinny see HINNY(2). singing saw =musical saw. sing out call out loudly; shout. sing the praisesof see PRAISE. sing up sing more loudly.
Singable adj.singer n. singingly adv. [OE singan f. Gmc]
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