| sing | | |
| v. (creation) | 1. sing | deliver by singing.; "Sing Christmas carols" |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ sing | to make melodious sounds.; "The nightingale was singing" |
| ~ sing | produce tones with the voice.; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
| ~ solmizate | sing by the syllables of solmization.; "solmizate a song before you learn the lyrics" |
| ~ troll | sing the parts of (a round) in succession. |
| ~ hymn | sing a hymn. |
| ~ carol | sing carols.; "They went caroling on Christmas Day" |
| ~ madrigal | sing madrigals.; "The group was madrigaling beautifully" |
| ~ interpret, render | give an interpretation or rendition of.; "The pianist rendered the Beethoven sonata beautifully" |
| v. (creation) | 2. sing | produce tones with the voice.; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter | express in speech.; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" |
| ~ place | sing a note with the correct pitch. |
| ~ troll | sing loudly and without inhibition. |
| ~ croon | sing softly. |
| ~ cantillate, chant, intonate, intone | recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm.; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" |
| ~ yodel, descant, warble | sing by changing register; sing by yodeling.; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains" |
| ~ warble, quaver, trill | sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below. |
| ~ treble | sing treble. |
| ~ hum | sing with closed lips.; "She hummed a melody" |
| ~ belt, belt out | sing loudly and forcefully. |
| ~ descant on | sing a descant on a main tune or melody. |
| ~ vocalise, vocalize | sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel. |
| ~ harmonise, harmonize | sing or play in harmony. |
| ~ descant | sing in descant. |
| ~ sing along | sing with a choir or an orchestra.; "Every year the local orchestra and choir perform the `Messiah' and the audience is invited to sing along" |
| ~ psalm | sing or celebrate in psalms.; "He psalms the works of God" |
| ~ minstrel | celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels. |
| ~ solmizate | sing using syllables like `do', `re' and `mi' to represent the tones of the scale.; "The voice teacher showed the students how to solmizate" |
| ~ tweedle, chirp | sing in modulation. |
| ~ choir, chorus | sing in a choir. |
| ~ sing | deliver by singing.; "Sing Christmas carols" |
| v. (communication) | 3. sing | to make melodious sounds.; "The nightingale was singing" |
| ~ let loose, let out, utter, emit | express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words).; "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" |
| ~ sing | deliver by singing.; "Sing Christmas carols" |
| v. (communication) | 4. sing, whistle | make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound.; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (communication) | 5. babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk, tattle | divulge confidential information or secrets.; "Be careful--his secretary talks" |
| ~ disclose, divulge, let on, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret.; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" |
| ~ talk, spill | reveal information.; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" |
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