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DEFINITIONS OF:
sing
1
v
produce tones with the voice
“She was
singing
while she was cooking”
“My brother
sings
very well”
Types:
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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
descant
,
warble
,
yodel
sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
quaver
,
trill
,
warble
sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
treble
sing treble
hum
sing with closed lips
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
psalm
sing or celebrate in psalms
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
chirp
,
tweedle
sing in modulation
choir
,
chorus
sing in a choir
singsong
speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong
solmizate
sing by the syllables of solmization
troll
sing the parts of (a round) in succession
hymn
sing a hymn
carol
sing carols
madrigal
sing madrigals
Type of:
mouth
,
speak
,
talk
,
utter
,
verbalise
,
verbalize
express in speech
v
deliver by singing
“
Sing
Christmas carols”
Types:
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solmizate
sing by the syllables of solmization
troll
sing the parts of (a round) in succession
hymn
sing a hymn
carol
sing carols
madrigal
sing madrigals
Type of:
interpret
,
render
give an interpretation or rendition of
v
to make melodious sounds
“The nightingale was
singing
”
Type of:
emit
,
let loose
,
let out
,
utter
express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
v
make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
“the kettle was
singing
”
“the bullet
sang
past his ear”
Synonyms:
whistle
Type of:
go
,
sound
make a certain noise or sound
v
divulge confidential information or secrets
Synonyms:
babble
,
babble out
,
blab
,
blab out
,
let the cat out of the bag
,
peach
,
spill the beans
,
talk
,
tattle
spill
,
talk
reveal information
Antonyms:
keep one's mouth shut
,
keep quiet
,
shut one's mouth
refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information
Type of:
break
,
bring out
,
disclose
,
discover
,
divulge
,
expose
,
give away
,
let on
,
let out
,
reveal
,
unwrap
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
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