sing

sing [ sıŋ ] (past tense sang [ sæŋ ] ; past participle sung [ sʌŋ ] ) verb ***

1. ) intransitive or transitive to make music using your voice:

Malcolm likes singing in the shower.

sing a song: They sang several old familiar songs.

sing about: He sang about his love for the sea.

sing with: Her mother sang with the band in the early days.

sing softly/loudly: Grace was singing softly to herself.

a ) sing someone to sleep to make someone start sleeping by singing to them:

Every night she sings the baby to sleep.

2. ) intransitive if a bird sings, it makes musical sounds:

Fran awoke to the sound of birds singing.

3. ) intransitive VERY INFORMAL to tell someone in authority all the details of a crime, especially one that you have committed

4. ) intransitive to make a high continuous sound:

high winds making the telephone wires sing

sing for your supper

to do something to help someone else in order to receive something from them, for example a meal

sing from the same hymn sheet/song sheet BRITISH

when people sing from the same hymn sheet, they hide any disagreements between them by agreeing with each other in public

sing someone's/something's praises

to talk about how good someone or something is:

Mary likes you. She's always singing your praises.

,sing a`long phrasal verb intransitive

to sing a song with someone who is already singing:

If you know the words, sing along.

sing along with: She started singing along with the song on the radio.

,sing `out phrasal verb

1. ) intransitive or transitive to call out loudly:

Uncle Charlie, Jo sang out.

2. ) intransitive to sing with a louder voice

,sing `up phrasal verb intransitive BRITISH

to sing with a louder voice:

Sing up everyone, the people at the back can't hear.