Sing | Mean of sing in English Dictionary

/ˈsɪŋ/

• Verb
• to use your voice to make musical sounds in the form of a song or tune
1. She sings in the choir.
2. The children danced and sang.
3. She sings beautifully.
4. He sang softly to the baby.
5. She's a great actress, and she can dance and sing, too.
6. We all stood and sang the national anthem.
7. He sang a tune to us. = He sang us a tune.
8. I can't sing the high notes.
9. She sang the baby to sleep. [=she sang to the baby until it fell asleep]
• to make pleasant sounds that sound like music
1. Do you hear the birds singing?
• to make a high-pitched whistling sound
1. The kettle sang on the stove.
2. The bullet sang past his helmet.

• to sing a song together with someone who is already singing or with a recording of the song
1. If you know the words, sing along (with us).
2. He loves to sing along with the radio.
• to speak or write about (someone or something) especially with enthusiasm
1. The poet sang of knights and medieval times.
• to say or shout something loudly
1. If you need any help, just sing out.
2. The children sang out [=cried out] “good morning” to the teacher.
3. The crowd sang out insults.
• to sing something loudly
1. The singer stopped and the crowd sang out the rest of the chorus.
• to say good things about someone or something
1. His patients all sing his praises.
2. They were singing the praises of their new equipment.