sing

verb (past sang /saŋ/; past participle sung /sʌŋ/)

• 1 [no object] make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune:Bella sang to the baby
• [with object] perform (a song, words, or tune) by making musical sounds with the voice:I asked her to sing some carols (as noun singing)the singing of hymns in Latin
• (sing along) sing in accompaniment to a song or piece of music: we sing along to all the songs
• [with object] (sing something out) call something out loudly:he sang out a greeting
• (of a bird) make characteristic melodious whistling and twittering sounds:the birds were singing in the trees

• 2 [no object] make a high-pitched whistling or buzzing sound:the kettle was beginning to sing
• (of a person’s ear) be affected with a continuous buzzing sound, especially as the after-effect of a blow or loud noise:a stinging slap that made my ear sing

• 3 [no object] informal act as an informer to the police:as soon as he got put under pressure, he sang like a canary

• 4 [with object] recount or celebrate in poetry or other literature:poetry should sing the variety of the human race [no object]:these poets sing of the American experience
• [no object] archaic compose poetry: he knew Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme

noun

• an act or spell of singing: we asked him to come back and have a bit of a sing a sponsored sing to pay for the theatre
• US a meeting for amateur singing.