singing
唱歌,歌唱,歌声,唱歌的
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sang [sang] /sæŋ/ or, often, sung [suhng]; /sʌŋ/; sung; sing·ing.
- : to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
- : to perform a song or voice composition: She promised to sing for us.
- : to produce melodious sounds, usually high in pitch, as certain birds, insects, etc.: The nightingale sang in the tree.
- : to compose poetry: Keats sang briefly but gloriously.
- : to tell about or praise someone or something in verse or song: He sang of the warrior's prowess.
- : to admit of being sung, as verses: This lyric sings well.
- : to give out a continuous ringing, whistling, murmuring, burbling, or other euphonious sound, as a teakettle or a brook.
- : to make a short whistling, ringing, or whizzing sound: The bullet sang past his ear.
- : to produce an undesired self-sustained oscillation.
- : to have the sensation of a ringing or humming sound, as the ears.
- : Slang. to confess or act as an informer; squeal.
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sang [sang] /sæŋ/ or, often, sung [suhng]; /sʌŋ/; sung; sing·ing.
- : to utter with musical modulations of the voice, as a song.
- : to escort or accompany with singing.
- : to proclaim enthusiastically.
- : to bring, send, put, etc., with or by singing: She sang the baby to sleep.
- : to chant or intone: to sing mass.
- : to tell or praise in verse or song.
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- : the act or performance of singing.
- : a gathering or meeting of persons for the purpose of singing: a community sing.
- : a singing, ringing, or whistling sound, as of a bullet.
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- : sing out, Informal. to call in a loud voice; shout: They lost their way in the cavern and sang out for help.
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Examples
Think of it as Game of Thrones—if you subtract the sex and violence and add drunken revelry and singing.
The ceremony ended with a singing of “God Bless America,” with some of those in the stands as well as de Blasio singing along.
He played it through once, singing the lyrics softly to his own guitar accompaniment.
In the film, Foxx is able to showcase his singing, knack for comedy and all-around versatility.
“No eyes are on the sparrow, eyes are on the sparrow / He is singing anyway.”
Then, as he neared the room, a sound of music floated out to meet him— Tony was singing to his own accompaniment.
This slaughter is accompanied by the tabagie and what follows it—namely, the singing and dancing.
A child's preference for the mother's singing is, perhaps, a half reminiscence of the soft-low tones of the lullaby.
The sentinel was singing a sequedilla above; and its notes came to them with the wailing blast.
Then there was dancing and singing under the palm-trees by old and young, and when evening came there were displays of fireworks.