singing out

Verb

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

1. To cry out, e.g. when in pain.
   • “But I have known men sing out dreadfully when punished; if they had got enough of rum, it would have supported them, and they would not have sung out.” “Not one drop for me, Charley Hunter; I shall not sing out, I promise you, if they cut me to pieces1848, The Autobiography of a Working Man, page 285
2. To call out; yell.
   • The pilot would sing out, “Ready about ship,” and the seamen would return answer, “Ay, ay, Sir,”—again he would sing out, “All ready,” and would be answered with “All ready, Sir.”1836, Richard Weston, A Visit to the United States and Canada in 1833, page 9
3. To call out to signal or advise of something, especially when prearranged.
   • I'll be right outside. If you need anything, sing out.
4. To start singing.
   • I’m gonna sing out: / I sing my song to the wide open spaces, / I sing my heart out to the infinite sea!1971, Pete Townshend, The Song is Over