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sang a different tune

sang a different tune is the simple past of sing a different tune.

Meaning of sing a different tune

Verb

sing a different tune (third-person singular simple present sings a different tune, present participle singing a different tune, simple past sang a different tune, past participle sung a different tune)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic, informal) To hold a different opinion or appreciation (about something); to possess a new, changed, or regenerated mindset, usually for the better.
    • Miss Maudie said Miss Stephanie’d be singing a different tune if Tim Johnson was still coming up the street, that they’d find out soon enough, they’d send his head to Montgomery.1960 July 11, Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J[oshua] B[allinger] Lippincott Company, →OCLC

Questions about sang a different tune

What is sang a different tune the simple past of?
Sang a different tune is the simple past of sing a different tune.

Words near sang a different tune in the dictionary

  1. sanforize
  2. sanforized
  3. sanforizes
  4. sanforizing
  5. sang
  6. sang a different tune
  7. sang along
  8. Sang culture
  9. sang de boeuf
  10. sang for one's supper
  11. sang froid

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