1. to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
2. to perform a song or voice composition: She promised to sing for us.
3. to produce melodious sounds, usually high in pitch, as certain birds, insects, etc.: The nightingale sang in the tree.
4. to compose poetry: Keats sang briefly but gloriously.
5. to tell about or praise someone or something in verse or song: He sang of the warrior's prowess.
6. to admit of being sung, as verses: This lyric sings well.
7. to give out a continuous ringing, whistling, murmuring, burbling, or other euphonious sound, as a teakettle or a brook.
8. to make a short whistling, ringing, or whizzing sound: The bullet sang past his ear.
9. (of an electrical amplifying system) to produce an undesired self-sustained oscillation.
10. to have the sensation of a ringing or humming sound, as the ears.
11. to confess or act as an informer; squeal.

12. to utter with musical modulations of the voice, as a song.
13. to escort or accompany with singing.
14. to proclaim enthusiastically.
15. to bring, send, put, etc., with or by singing: She sang the baby to sleep.
16. to chant or intone: to sing mass.
17. to tell or praise in verse or song.

18. the act or performance of singing.
19. a gathering or meeting of persons for the purpose of singing: a community sing.
20. a singing, ringing, or whistling sound, as of a bullet.

21. to call in a loud voice; shout: They lost their way in the cavern and sang out for help.

1. singular.

1. to produce or articulate (sounds, words, a song, etc) with definite and usually specific musical intonation
2. to perform (a song) to the accompaniment (of)
3. to tell a story or tale in song (about)
4. to address a song (to) or perform a song (for)
5. to perform songs for a living, as a professional singer
6. (esp of certain birds and insects) to utter calls or sounds reminiscent of music
7. to tell (something) or give praise (to someone), esp in verse
8. to make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
9. (of the ears) to experience a continuous ringing or humming sound
10. (esp in church services) to chant or intone (a prayer, psalm, etc)
11. to bring to a given state by singing
12. to confess or act as an informer
13. (in Aboriginal witchcraft) to bring about a person's death by incantation. The same power can sometimes be used beneficently

14. an act or performance of singing
15. a ringing or whizzing sound, as of bullets

1. singular

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