sing
To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
Verb 4 meanings
To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
“"I really want to sing in the school choir," said Vera.”
To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique.
To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.
“sing a lullaby”
To soothe with singing.
“to sing somebody to sleep”
Noun 2 meanings
The act, or event, of singing songs.
“I sometimes have a quick sing in the shower.”
Any sound likened to human singing.
Etymology
From Middle English singen, from Old English singan (“to sing”), from Proto-West Germanic *singwan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *sengʷʰ- (“to recite, sing”).
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SING at a glance
SING has 4 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (S 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,750 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with sing
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
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