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sing-songy

sing-songy adjective: singsong.

Adjective

sing-songy (comparative more sing-songy, superlative most sing-songy)

  1. (informal) Singsong.
    • They sounded, Ms. Gilchrist explained, more sing-songy because they were sung in a wavering voice.1996, John M Coggeshall, Carolina Piedmont country
    • The group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony had a sincere sing-songy style in the 1990s. Just as interesting is the current attempt by artists like Ja Rule and Nelly...2005, John L Jackson, Real Black: adventures in racial sincerity

Examples of sing-songy in a sentence

  • Peck," Mama called out, in her sing-songy way, like she always did.2008, C C Payne, Something to Sing About:
  • And if all this fails, just sing a little sing-songy tune: “Lower your expectations.”2024 May 14, Clay Drinko, “Lower Your Expectations”, in Psychology Today:

Forms of sing-songy

comparativemore sing-songy
superlativemost sing-songy

Origin of sing-songy

From sing-song + -y.

Questions about sing-songy

What does sing-songy mean?
Sing-songy means singsong.
How do you use sing-songy in a sentence?
Peck," Mama called out, in her sing-songy way, like she always did.
What part of speech is sing-songy?
Sing-songy is an adjective.

Words near sing-songy in the dictionary

  1. sing-sings
  2. sing-song
  3. sing-song girl
  4. sing-song girls
  5. sing-songs
  6. sing-songy
  7. sing.
  8. singability
  9. singable
  10. singableness
  11. singably

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