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sing S0424300 (sĭng)v. sang (săng) or sung (sŭng), sung, sing·ing, sings v.intr.1. Music a. To utter a series of words or sounds in musical tones.b. To vocalize songs or selections.c. To perform songs or selections as a trained or professional singer.d. To produce sounds when played: made the violin sing.2. a. To make melodious sounds: birds singing outside the window.b. To give or have the effect of melody; lilt.3. To make a high whining, humming, or whistling sound.4. To be filled with a buzzing or ringing sound.5. a. To proclaim or extol something in verse.b. To write poetry.6. Slang To give information or evidence against someone.v.tr.1. Music a. To produce the musical sound of: sang a love song.b. To utter with musical inflections: She sang the message.c. To bring to a specified state by singing: sang the baby to sleep.2. To intone or chant (parts of the Mass, for example).3. To proclaim or extol, especially in verse: sang his praises.n. Music A gathering of people for group singing.Phrasal Verb: sing out To call out loudly.
[Middle English singen, from Old English singan; see sengwh- in Indo-European roots.]
sing′a·ble adj.Singing See Also: MUSIC - As anxious about his voice as a Don Juan about his sexual equipment: a roughness was the equivalent of a dose of clap, laryngitis of impotence —Francis King
See Also: ANXIETY - Carry a tune as well as a mouse carries an elephant —Anon
- His care for his voice was like that of a parent for a sickly and therefore abnormally cherished child —Francis King
- Melody … sweetened the air like raindrops —Paul Theroux
- Most of them [sopranos] sound like they live on seaweed —Sir Thomas Beecham
- Sang in a drone like a far-away tractor —Mary Ward Brown
- Sang without passion, like a conscientious schoolgirl —Antonia White
- Singing is as natural and common to all men as it is to speak high when they threaten in anger, or to speak low when they are dejected —William Law
- Singing voice … like a bee in a bottle, a melodious slightly adenoidal whine, wavering, full of sobs and breaks, and of a pitch like a boy’s before the change of voice —William Humphrey
See Also: VOICE(S) - Sing like a lark —William Makepeace Thackeray
- Sings as sweetly as a nightingale —William Shakespeare
- Song … old as air, and dark as doom —Mark Van Doren
- Sopranos trilling loudly as if terrorized —Harvey Swados
- (I tried to sing along but) the notes themselves kept sliding away from me like water drops dancing across a hot skillet —A. E. Maxwell
See Also: ELUSIVENESS - [A whistled] tune … seemed to be pouring out of him as though he were a bird —James Baldwin
- Tune … that climbed and plummeted like a kite in the wind —Lynne Sharon Schwartz
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  singing - the act of singing vocal music vocalizingmusical performance - the act of performing musiceisteddfod - any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing)music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"vocal music - music that is vocalized (as contrasted with instrumental music)a capella singing, a cappella singing - singing without instrumental accompanimentbel canto - a style of operatic singingcoloratura - singing with florid ornamentationcaroling - singing joyful religious songs (especially at Christmas)crooning - the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental mannercrooning - singing in a soft low tone; "her crooning soon put the child to sleep"scat, scat singing - singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrumentharmonisation, harmonization - singing in harmonyhumming - the act of singing with closed lipschanting, intonation - the act of singing in a monotonous toneintonation - singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsongkaraoke - singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)part-singing - singing with three or more voice partshymnody, psalmody - the act of singing psalms or hymnssingalong, singsong - informal group singing of popular songssolfege, solfeggio - a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllablesolfege, solfeggio, solmization - singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C majoryodeling - singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsettoGreek chorus, chorus - a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek playprivate instructor, tutor, coach - a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) | | 2. | singing - disclosing information or giving evidence about anothertattle, tellingdisclosure, revealing, revelation - the speech act of making something evident | | Adj. | 1. | singing - smooth and flowingcantabilemusic - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous mannermelodic, melodious, musical - containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" |
Translationssing (siŋ) – past tense sang (saŋ) : past participle sung (saŋ) – verb to make (musical sounds) with one's voice. He sings very well; She sang a Scottish song; I could hear the birds singing in the trees. 唱 唱ˈsinger noun a person who sings, eg as a profession. Are you a good singer?; He's a trained singer. 歌手 歌手ˈsinging noun the art or activity of making musical sounds with one's voice. Do you do much singing nowadays?; (also adjective) a singing lesson/teacher. 演唱 演唱sing out to shout or call out. Sing out when you're ready to go. 叫喊 叫喊IdiomsSeesingeSinging
singing[′siŋ·iŋ] (control systems) An undesired, self-sustained oscillation in a system or component, at a frequency in or above the passband of the system or component; generally due to excessive positive feedback. Singing (vocal art), performing music with the voice; the art of conveying the ideas and form of a work of music by means of the singing voice; one of the oldest forms of musical art. Singing does not necessarily involve the use of words (see VOCALIZATION). There are several types of singing: solo, or one-voiced singing; ensemble singing (the duet [two voices], the trio [three voices], the quartet [four voices], and so forth), and choral singing. Although most songs are performed with instrumental accompaniment, some are performed a cappella, or without accompaniment. In classical music there are two principal genres of singing: the operatic genre, which is associated with drama, or with a theatrical presentation, and which incorporates all types of vocal art, and chamber singing, or the performance of art songs and songs, usually by a soloist or small ensemble. In light music the corresponding genres are the operetta and the variety stage, which includes many styles (for example, folk singing, declamation, the singsong, and singing into a microphone). The voice must be specially trained and developed for the performance of music at the professional level. Vocal melodies are constructed in three principal ways, each of which is associated with a specific manner of singing. The melodious style demands broad, flowing, legato singing, or cantilena. In the declamatory style, the singing reproduces the structure and intonation of speech (recitatives, monologues). In the coloratura style, the melody departs from the words, to some extent. It is highly embellished, containing entire passages that are sung to single vowels or syllables. Each of the national schools of singing is characterized by a style of performance, a way of producing sound, and a particular quality of sound. As a historically shaped stylistic tendency, a national school of singing develops with the emergence of a national school of composition that makes certain artistic and performance demands on singers. A national singing style reflects a nationality’s performance traditions; peculiarities of language, temperament, and character; and other typical qualities. The first European school of singing was the Italian school, which developed at the beginning of the 17th century. Distinguished for their mastery of bel canto and for their brilliant voices, many representatives of the Italian school won international recognition. The vocal quality of the Italian language and the ease with which the human voice can perform Italian melodies made it possible to take full advantage of the potentialities of the voice mechanism. The Italian school developed the standard classical sound that has generally been adopted by other national schools. The high level of the Italian art of singing influenced the formation and development of other national schools, including the French, German, and Russian schools. The French school is distinguished by declamatory elements associated with the melodious declamation practiced by actors in the French classical tragedy. In its development the German school met the demands made on performers by the vocal works of the greatest German and Austrian composers. The Russian school, a unique approach to singing, is based on the style in which folk songs are performed. It developed under the influence of the artistic demands made by the creative work of the Russian classical composers M. I. Glinka, A. S. Dargomyzhskii, M. P. Mussorgsky, A. P. Borodin, N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov, and P. I. Tchaikovsky. The style of its most outstanding representatives, including O. A. Petrov, F. I. Chaliapin, L. V. Sobinov, and A. V. Nezhdanova, was characterized by masterful dramatic acting, simplicity, soulful execution, and the ability to combine singing with the living word colored with psychological meaning. The Soviet vocal school follows the traditions of the Russian school. REFERENCESL’vov, M. L. Iz istorii vokal’nogo iskusstva. Moscow, 1964.
Morozov, V. P. Tainy vokal’noi rechi. Leningrad, 1967.
Nazarenko, I. K. Iskusstvo peniia, 3rd ed. Moscow, 1968.
Dmitriev, L. B. Osnovy vokal’noi metodiki. Moscow, 1968.
Lauri-Volpi, G. Vokal’nye paralleli. Leningrad, 1972. (Translated from Italian.)
Ewen, D. Encyclopedia of the Opera. New York, 1955.L. B. DMITRIEV What does it mean when you dream about singing?Singing in a dream may signify a happy feeling of freeing up the emotional self from restrictions. MedicalSeesingsinging
Synonyms for singingnoun the act of singing vocal musicSynonymsRelated Words- musical performance
- eisteddfod
- music
- vocal music
- a capella singing
- a cappella singing
- bel canto
- coloratura
- caroling
- crooning
- scat
- scat singing
- harmonisation
- harmonization
- humming
- chanting
- intonation
- karaoke
- part-singing
- hymnody
- psalmody
- singalong
- singsong
- solfege
- solfeggio
- solmization
- yodeling
- Greek chorus
- chorus
- private instructor
- tutor
- coach
noun disclosing information or giving evidence about anotherSynonymsRelated Words- disclosure
- revealing
- revelation
adj smooth and flowingSynonymsRelated Words- music
- melodic
- melodious
- musical
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