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singing soprano

singing soprano is the present participle and gerund of sing soprano.

Meaning of sing soprano

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, literally) To perform vocal music in a higher pitch than alto.
  2. (euphemistic, idiomatic, intransitive) To suffer castration or an injury to the testicles.
    • A couple of women lawyers . . . drew a sharp, gleaming knife and applied it mentally to a target just south of the groom's waistline. If he doesn't like it, let the bastard go sing soprano to the A.C.L.U. Such was the ladies' thought.1997 December 8, Lance Morrow, “Goodbye, Miss Havisham”, in Time

Adjective

singing soprano (not comparable)

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic) Castrated or injured in the testicles.
    • Loren Stokes, the fluid scorer from Hofstra, limped out singing soprano after a flagrant cheap-shot punch to the groin by George Mason guard Tony Skinn.2006 March 6, Pat Forde, “Will three teams dance after hard-nosed semis?”, in ESPN, retrieved 26 Aug 2008
    • Judah threw brilliant counters that temporarily stunned the undefeated welterweight titlist, endured two flagrant but apparently unintentional low punches that would've left many permanently singing soprano.2007 July 18, David Greisman, “Fighting Words—When Losers Win and Winners Lose”, in boxingscene.com, retrieved 26 Aug 2008

Questions about singing soprano

What does singing soprano mean?
Singing soprano means castrated or injured in the testicles.
What is singing soprano the present participle and gerund of?
Singing soprano is the present participle and gerund of sing soprano.
What part of speech is singing soprano?
Singing soprano is an adjective.

Words near singing soprano in the dictionary

  1. singing sand
  2. singing sands
  3. singing saw
  4. singing saws
  5. singing small
  6. singing soprano
  7. singing telegram
  8. singing telegrams
  9. singing the same tune
  10. singing up
  11. singing voice

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