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sings
Overview of verb sing
The verb sing has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (46) sing -- (deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols")
2. (35) sing -- (produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well")
3. (3) sing -- (to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing")
4. (1) whistle, sing -- (make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear")
5. (1) spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out -- (divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks")
Grep of noun sings
losings
singsong
Antonyms of verb sing
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sing
5 senses of sing
Sense 1
sing
=> sing
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
=> interpret, render
=> perform, execute, do
Sense 2
sing
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 3
sing
=> utter, emit, let out, let loose
Sense 4
whistle, sing
=> sound, go
=> cause to be perceived
Sense 5
spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
=> unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
=> tell
=> inform
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sing
2 of 5 senses of sing
Sense 1
sing
=> solmizate
=> troll
=> hymn
=> carol
=> madrigal
Sense 2
sing
=> place
=> troll
=> croon
=> chant, intone, intonate, cantillate
=> yodel, warble, descant
=> warble, trill, quaver
=> treble
=> hum
=> belt out, belt
=> descant on
=> vocalize, vocalise
=> harmonize, harmonise
=> descant
=> sing along
=> psalm
=> minstrel
=> solmizate
=> tweedle, chirp
=> choir, chorus
=> sing
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb sing
5 senses of sing
Sense 1
sing
=> sing
=> interpret, render
Sense 2
sing
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
Sense 3
sing
=> utter, emit, let out, let loose
Sense 4
whistle, sing
=> sound, go
Sense 5
spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
=> unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
'Cause To' of verb sing
Derived Forms of verb sing
5 senses of sing
Sense 1
sing
RELATED TO>(noun) song#1
=> song, vocal
RELATED TO>(noun) song#3
=> song, strain
RELATED TO>(noun) singer#1
=> singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser
RELATED TO>(noun) singing#1
=> singing, vocalizing
Sense 2
sing
RELATED TO>(noun) song#1
=> song, vocal
RELATED TO>(noun) song#3
=> song, strain
RELATED TO>(noun) singer#1
=> singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser
RELATED TO>(noun) singing#1
=> singing, vocalizing
Sense 3
sing
RELATED TO>(noun) song#4
=> birdcall, call, birdsong, song
RELATED TO>(noun) singer#1
=> singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser
Sense 4
whistle, sing
RELATED TO>(noun) song#2
=> song
Sense 5
spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
RELATED TO>(noun) singing#2
=> tattle, singing, telling
Domain of verb sing
2 of 5 senses of sing
Sense 1
sing
TOPIC>(noun) music#3
Sense 2
sing
TOPIC>(noun) music#3
Domain Terms of verb sing
Familiarity of verb sing
sing used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb sing
5 senses of sing
Sense 1
sing
EX: They will sing the duet
Sense 2
sing
EX: Sam and Sue sing
Sense 3
sing
EX: The birds sing in the woods
EX: The woods sing with many kinds of birds
Sense 4
whistle, sing
EX: Sam and Sue sing
Sense 5
spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb sing
5 senses of sing
Sense 1
sing
> sing
=> place
=> troll
=> croon
=> chant, intone, intonate, cantillate
=> yodel, warble, descant
=> warble, trill, quaver
=> treble
=> hum
=> belt out, belt
=> descant on
=> vocalize, vocalise
=> harmonize, harmonise
=> descant
=> sing along
=> psalm
=> minstrel
=> solmizate
=> tweedle, chirp
=> choir, chorus
=> sing
> interpret, render
=> sing
Sense 2
sing
> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
=> read
=> vocalize, vocalise, phonate
=> troll
=> begin
=> lip off, shoot one's mouth off
=> shout
=> whisper
=> peep
=> speak up
=> snap, snarl
=> enthuse
=> speak in tongues
=> swallow
=> verbalize, verbalise
=> whiff
=> talk of, talk about
=> blubber, blubber out
=> drone, drone on
=> bumble, stutter, stammer, falter
=> rasp
=> blurt out, blurt, blunder out, blunder, ejaculate
=> tone, inflect, modulate
=> deliver, present
=> generalize, generalise
=> chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble
=> chatter
=> yack, jaw, yack away, rattle on, yap away
=> open up
=> snivel, whine
=> murmur
=> mumble, mutter, maunder, mussitate
=> slur
=> bark
=> bay
=> rant, mouth off, jabber, spout, rabbit on, rave
=> hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate
=> cackle
=> babble
=> tone, chant, intone
=> gulp
=> sing
Sense 3
sing
> utter, emit, let out, let loose
=> call
=> gibber
=> crow
=> crow
=> trumpet
=> coo
=> shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
=> miaou, miaow
=> tsk, tut, tut-tut
=> repeat, echo
=> call
=> shoot
=> gurgle
=> cry
=> nasale
=> bite out
=> sigh
=> troat
=> lift
=> pant
=> volley
=> break into
=> heave
=> chorus
=> sputter, splutter
=> deliver
=> hoot
=> grunt
=> wolf-whistle
=> snort
=> spit, spit out
=> groan, moan, sough
=> grumble, growl, rumble
=> howl, wrawl, yammer, yowl
=> bark
=> bleat, blate, blat, baa
=> bellow, roar
=> peep, twirp, cheep, chirp, chirrup
=> churr, whirr
=> chirr
=> meow, mew
=> quack
=> hoot
=> honk, cronk
=> hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate
=> sibilate
=> hee-haw, bray
=> squeal, oink
=> cluck, click, clack
=> moo, low
=> cackle
=> gobble
=> neigh, nicker, whicker, whinny
=> gargle
=> caw
=> mew
=> haw
=> hem
=> croak, cronk
=> sing
=> smack
=> give
Sense 4
whistle, sing
> sound, go
=> snarl
=> whistle, sing
=> blow
=> ting
=> make noise, resound, noise
=> splat
=> twang
=> clang, clangor
=> clank
=> clangor, clangour
=> boom, boom out
=> drum, beat, thrum
=> rattle
=> tick, ticktock, ticktack, beat
=> resonate, vibrate
=> tweet, twirp
=> skirl
=> gurgle
=> glug
=> blow
=> whish
=> guggle
=> ping
=> pink, ping, knock
=> trump
=> squelch
=> chug
=> ring, peal
=> buzz, bombinate, bombilate
=> chime
=> rustle
=> snap, crack
=> crack
=> honk, blare, beep, claxon, toot
=> whistle
=> resound, echo, ring, reverberate
=> thud, thump
=> clop, clump, clunk, plunk
=> patter, pitter-patter
=> tap, rap, knock, pink
=> click, tick
=> chatter, click
=> pop
=> tinkle, tink, clink, chink
=> splash, splosh, slosh, slush
=> hum, thrum
=> bleep
=> rumble, grumble
=> boom, din
=> bang
=> ripple, babble, guggle, burble, bubble, gurgle
=> lap, swish, swosh, swoosh
=> drone
=> whizz, whiz, whirr, whir, birr, purr
=> roll
Sense 5
spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
> unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
=> blackwash
=> muckrake
=> blow
=> out
=> come out of the closet, out, come out
=> spring
=> betray, bewray
=> confide
=> leak
=> spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
=> reveal
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sing
Sense 1
sing
=> sing
=> interpret, render
Sense 3
sing
=> utter, emit, let out, let loose
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Sense 2
sing
=> talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
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Sense 4
whistle, sing
=> sound, go
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Sense 5
spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out
=> unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, impart, break, give away, let out
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Grep of verb sings
singsong
Grep of verb sing
sight-sing
sightsing
sing
sing along
singe
single
single-foot
single crochet
single out
single stitch
singsong
singularise
singularize
Grep of adj sings
singsong
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