singing
noun
[ ˈsɪŋɪŋ ]
• the activity of performing songs or tunes by making musical sounds with the voice.
• "the singing of hymns in Latin"
• melodious whistling and twittering sounds made by a bird or birds.
• "the cries of laughter from children are a pleasant counterpoint to the singing of blackbirds"
sing
verb
• make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune.
• "Bella sang to the baby"
Similar:
chant,
intone,
croon,
carol,
chorus,
warble,
trill,
pipe,
quaver,
yodel,
render,
perform,
belt out,
troll,
• make a high-pitched whistling or buzzing sound.
• "the kettle was beginning to sing"
• act as an informer to the police.
• "as soon as he got put under pressure, he sang like a canary"
Similar:
inform (on someone),
tell tales (on someone),
squeal,
rat on someone,
blow the whistle on someone,
peach (on someone),
snitch (on someone),
put the finger on someone,
sell someone down the river,
grass (on someone),
shop someone,
rat someone out,
finger someone,
fink on someone,
drop a/the dime on someone,
pimp on someone,
• recount or celebrate in poetry or other literature.
• "poetry should sing the variety of the human race"
Origin:
Old English singan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zingen and German singen .
