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sings a different tune

sings a different tune is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 sings a different tune

What is sings a different tune the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sings a different tune is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sing a different tune.

Words near sings a different tune in the dictionary

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

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