sing

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.5 Anagrams 2 Hungarian 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: sĭng, IPA: /sɪŋ/, SAMPA: /sIN/
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  Rhymes: -ɪŋ

[edit] Etymology

From Old English singan, from Proto-Germanic. Cognate with Dutch zingen, German singen, Swedish sjunga.

[edit] Verb

to sing (third-person singular simple present sings, present participle singing, simple past sang, past participle sung)

1. (intransitive) To produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice.

   I sing in my school choir.

2. (transitive) To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.
   • 1852, Mrs M.A. Thompson, “The Tutor's Daughter”, in Graham's American Monthly Magazine of Literature, Art, and Fashion^[1], page 266:

     In the lightness of my heart I sang catches of songs as my horse gayly bore me along the well-remembered road.

3. (slang) To confess under interrogation.

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• song

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[edit] Noun

sing (plural sings)

1. A gathering for the purpose of singing songs.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: gins
• ings
• sign

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Noun

sing

1. cubit