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sings

/sɪŋz/

sings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sing.

sings is the plural of sing.

Meaning of sing

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
    • "I really want to sing in the school choir," said Vera.
  2. (intransitive) To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique.
  3. (transitive) To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.
    • sing a lullaby
  4. (transitive) To soothe with singing.
    • to sing somebody to sleep
  5. (ambitransitive) To produce a 'song', for the purposes of defending a breeding territory or to attract a mate.
  6. (ambitransitive, literary) To produce any type of melodious vocalisation.
    • ⁠I do but sing because I must,
      And pipe but as the linnets sing:
      And unto one her note is gay,
      ⁠For now her little ones have ranged;
      ⁠And unto one her note is changed,
      Because her brood is stol’n away.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 36

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Phrases with sings

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Words that rhyme with sings

Questions about sings

What is sings the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sing.
How do you pronounce sings?
Sings is pronounced /sɪŋz/.

Words near sings in the dictionary

  1. Singpho
  2. Singrauli
  3. singreen
  4. singress
  5. singresses
  6. sings
  7. sings a different tune
  8. sings along
  9. sings for one's supper
  10. sings from the same hymnbook
  11. sings Kumbaya

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