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singsong

UK/ˈsɪŋsɒŋ//ˈsɪŋsɔŋ/

singsong noun: a piece of verse with a simple, songlike rhythm.

Noun

singsong (countable and uncountable, plural singsongs)

  1. A piece of verse with a simple, songlike rhythm.
  2. An informal gathering at which songs are sung; a singing session.
    • We gathered round the campfire for a little singsong.
  3. Low-quality singing or poetry.
    • I ne'r vvith VVits and VVitlings paſt my days, / To ſpread about the Itch of Verſe and Praiſe, / Nor like a Puppy daggled thro' the Tovvn, / To fetch and carry Sing-ſong up and dovvn; […]1735 January 13 (Gregorian calendar; indicated as 1734), [Alexander] Pope, An Epistle from Mr. Pope, to Dr. Arbuthnot, London: […] J[ohn] Wright for Lawton Gilliver […], →OCLC, page 12, lines 218–221
  4. A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a poorly executed song.

Adjective

singsong (comparative more singsong, superlative most singsong)

  1. Of or relating to a piece of singsong; simple and melodic, varying in pitch.

Verb

singsong (third-person singular simple present singsongs, present participle singsonging, simple past and past participle singsonged)

  1. (intransitive) To utter in a singsong voice.
    • The birdlike female vendors speak only if spoken to, except when softly singsonging in a dialect that sounds like Navajo.1987 May, Texas Monthly, volume 15, number 5, page 184
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To compose poor poetry.
    • [Y]ou sit / Sing-songing here; but, if I'm any judge, / By God, you are as poor a poet, Wyatt, / As a good soldier.1875, Alfred Tennyson, Queen Mary: A Drama, London: Henry S. King & Co., →OCLC, Act II, scene i, pages 65–66

Forms of singsong

Noun
pluralsingsongs
alternative formsing-song
Adjective
comparativemore singsong
superlativemost singsong
Verb
third-person singular presentsingsongs
present participlesingsonging
past participlesingsonged
pastsingsonged

Origin of singsong

From sing + song.

Words formed from singsong

Questions about singsong

What does singsong mean?
Singsong means a piece of verse with a simple, songlike rhythm.
What part of speech is singsong?
Singsong can be a noun, an adjective or a verb.
How do you pronounce singsong?
Singsong is pronounced /ˈsɪŋsɒŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of singsong?
The plural of singsong is singsongs.

Words near singsong in the dictionary

  1. sings soprano
  2. sings the praises of
  3. sings the same tune
  4. sings up
  5. Singson
  6. singsong
  7. singsong girl
  8. singsonged
  9. singsonging
  10. singsongingly
  11. singsongs

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