sing
♦♦ sing /s'ɪŋ/ (sings singing sang sung)
1 [VERB] V, V about n, V n, V n n, V with quote
When you sing, you make musical sounds with your voice, usually producing words that fit a tune.
I can't sing...
I sing about love most of the time...
They were all singing the same song...
Go on, then, sing us a song!...
`You're getting to be a habit with me,' sang Eddie.
2 [VERB] V
When birds or insects sing, they make pleasant high-pitched sounds.
Birds were already singing in the garden.
3
see also singingsing along
[PHRASAL VERB] V P with n, V P to n, V P
If you sing along with a piece of music, you sing it while you are listening to someone else perform it.
We listen to children's shows on the radio, and Janey can sing along with all the tunes...
You can sing along to your favourite Elvis hits.
...fifteen hundred people all singing along and dancing.
see also singalong
1 [VERB] V, V about n, V n, V n n, V with quote
When you sing, you make musical sounds with your voice, usually producing words that fit a tune.
I can't sing...
I sing about love most of the time...
They were all singing the same song...
Go on, then, sing us a song!...
`You're getting to be a habit with me,' sang Eddie.
2 [VERB] V
When birds or insects sing, they make pleasant high-pitched sounds.
Birds were already singing in the garden.
3
see also singingsing along
[PHRASAL VERB] V P with n, V P to n, V P
If you sing along with a piece of music, you sing it while you are listening to someone else perform it.
We listen to children's shows on the radio, and Janey can sing along with all the tunes...
You can sing along to your favourite Elvis hits.
...fifteen hundred people all singing along and dancing.
see also singalong