singing

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋɪŋ

Noun

Wikipedia singing (usually uncountable; plural singings)

1. The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
2. (informal) Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another.
3. (US) A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs.

Translations

the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing

Arabic: غناء (ar) (ghinaa') m. Chinese: Mandarin: 歌唱 (zh) (gēchàng) Czech: zpěv (cs) m. Dutch: zang (nl) m. French: chant (fr) m. German: Singen (de) n., Gesang (de) m.

Hebrew: שירה (he) (shirá) f., זימרה (he) (zimrá) f. Hungarian: éneklés (hu) Japanese: 歌唱 (ja) (かしょう, kashō) Polish: śpiew m. Romanian: cântare f. Russian: пение (ru) (pénije) n., песнопение (ru) (pesnopénije) n. Spanish: canto (es) m.

informal: disclosing information, or giving evidence about another

USA: a gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs

Adjective

singing (comparative more singing, superlative most singing)

1. (music) Smooth and flowing.
2. (of a kettle etc.) Producing a whistling sound due to the escape of steam.

Translations

of a kettle etc: producing a whistling sound due to the escape of steam

music: smooth and flowing

Verb

singing

1. Present participle of sing.

See also

• sing
• singing bowl
• song

Anagrams

• signing