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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sing \Sing\ (s[i^]ng), verb (used without an object) [imp. {Sung}or {Sang}; p. p. {Sung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Singing}.] [AS. singan; akin to D. zingen, OS. & OHG. singan, G. singen, Icel. syngja, Sw. sjunga, Dan. synge, Goth. siggwan, and perhaps to E. say, v.t., or cf. Gr. ??? voice. Cf. {Singe}, {Song}.]
1. To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according to the notes of a song or tune, or of a given part (as alto, tenor, etc.) in a chorus or concerted piece.
The noise of them that sing do I hear. --Ex. xxxii. 18.
2. To utter sweet melodious sounds, as birds do.
On every bough the briddes heard I sing. --Chaucer.
Singing birds, in silver cages hung. --Dryden.
3. To make a small, shrill sound; as, the air sings in passing through a crevice.
O'er his head the flying spear Sang innocent, and spent its force in air. --Pope.
4. To tell or relate something in numbers or verse; to celebrate something in poetry. --Milton.
Bid her . . . sing Of human hope by cross event destroyed. --Prior.
5. To cry out; to complain. [Obs.]
They should sing if thet they were bent. --Chaucer.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sung \Sung\, imp. & p. p. of {Sing}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sung
adjective: using the voice in song; "vocal music" [syn: {vocal}]
noun: the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy [syn: {Sung dynasty}, {Song}, {Song dynasty}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sing
verb
1: deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols"
2: produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"
3: to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"
4: make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" [syn: {whistle}]
5: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: {spill the beans}, {let the cat out of the bag}, {talk}, {tattle}, {blab}, {peach}, {babble}, {babble out}, {blab out}] [ant: {keep quiet}] [also: {sung}, {singing}, {sang}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sung See {sing}
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