sing
deliver by singing
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,392 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,237 times across 175,112 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- deliver by singing Sing Christmas carols
- produce tones with the voice She was singing while she was cookingMy brother sings very well
- to make melodious sounds The nightingale was singing
- make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound also: whistle the kettle was singingthe bullet sang past his ear
- divulge confidential information or secrets also: spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach Be careful--his secretary talks
sing in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It appeared difficult to sing, however--he harked back to whistling.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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And he said to it, “Sing my sister, and praise the Lord.”
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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I took a sight of pains with him, and he'll sing beautiful before long.
The Palace Beautiful: A Story for Girls · L. T. Meade · Chapter 1
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Spanish Proverb The sun is bright,--the air is clear, The darting swallows soar and sing.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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Also that a ballet corps is coming over to dance in Spanish, and an opera troupe, to sing phonographically, in Hindoostanee.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 08, May 21, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1