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sing

name · noun · verb · 25 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsɪŋ/
  • homophone: sing
  • homophone: Singh
  • [ˈsɪŋ]
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈsiŋ/ Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Canada
  • [ˈsiŋ] ~ [ˈsɪ̝ŋ] Upper Midwestern US, Western US, Canada
  • Midlands, Northern-England: /ˈsɪŋɡ/
  • Midlands, Northern-England: [ˈsɪŋɡ]
  • rhymes with -ɪŋ
  • homophone: Sing
  • CMU ARPABET: S IH1 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname from English [in turn originating as an occupation].

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from Chinese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Alternative spelling of Singh A South Asian surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

Examples

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Sing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

Alternative spelling of Singh A South Asian surname.

a Sikh surname

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The act, or event, of singing songs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I sometimes have a quick sing in the shower.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Any sound likened to human singing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • "I really want to sing in the school choir," said Vera.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To perform a vocal part in a musical composition, regardless of technique.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • sing a lullaby

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To soothe with singing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • to sing somebody to sleep

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

verb

Meaning 11

Of birds, to vocalise:

To produce a 'song', for the purposes of defending a breeding territory or to attract a mate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

Of birds, to vocalise:

To produce any type of melodious vocalisation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive, literary

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

verb

Meaning 13

To rejoice

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • My heart was singing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

verb

Meaning 14

To confess under interrogation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

verb

Meaning 15

To make a small, shrill sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • The air sings in passing through a crevice.
  • a singing kettle
  • A strong wind was making the wires sing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

verb

Meaning 16

To relate in verse; to celebrate in poetry; to praise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

verb

Meaning 17

To display fine qualities; to stand out as excellent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • The sauce really makes this lamb sing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

verb

Meaning 18

To be capable of being sung; to produce a certain effect by being sung.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ergative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

verb

Meaning 19

In traditional Aboriginal culture, to direct a supernatural influence on (a person or thing), usually malign; to curse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

verb

Meaning 20

To yell or shout.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

verb

Meaning 21

divulge confidential information or secrets

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Be careful--his secretary talks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, babble out, blab out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out

22

verb

Meaning 22

make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the kettle was singing
  • the bullet sang past his ear

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: whistle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sound, go

23

verb

Meaning 23

to make melodious sounds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The nightingale was singing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: utter, emit, let out, let loose

24

verb

Meaning 24

produce tones with the voice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • She was singing while she was cooking
  • My brother sings very well

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise

Narrower terms: place, troll, croon, chant, intone, intonate, cantillate, yodel, warble, descant, trill, quaver, treble, hum, belt out, belt, descant on, vocalize, vocalise, harmonize, harmonise, sing along, psalm, minstrel, solmizate, tweedle, chirp, choir, chorus, sing

25

verb

Meaning 25

deliver by singing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Sing Christmas carols

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sing, interpret, render

Narrower terms: solmizate, troll, hymn, carol, madrigal

History

Etymology

From Middle English singen, from Old English singan (“to sing”), from Proto-West Germanic *singwan, from Proto-Germanic *singwaną (“to sing”), from Proto-Indo-European *sengwh- (“to recite, sing”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian sjunge (“to sing”), West Frisian sjonge (“to sing”), Dutch zingen (“to sing”), German Low German singen (“to sing”), German singen (“to sing”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål synge (“to sing”), Swedish sjunga (“to sing”), Norwegian Nynorsk, Faroese, and Icelandic syngja (“to sing”), Ancient Greek ὀμφή (omphḗ, “voice, oracle”).

Across languages

Translations

310 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: sing — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Albanian: këndoj — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Southern Altai: кожоҥдоор (kožoŋdoor) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Southern Altai: сарындаар (sarïndaar) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ambonese Malay: manyanyi — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Amharic: ዘፈነ (zäfänä) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Western Apache: ha’do’aał — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Arabic: غَنَّى (ḡannā) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Arabic: غنى (ḡanā) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Arabic: غنى (ḡenna) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Aragonese: cantar — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Aramaic: ܙܡܪ (zmer) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Armenian: երգել (ergel) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Aromanian: cãntu — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Assamese: গোৱা (güa) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Asturian: cantar — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Aymara: jailyinya — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Azerbaijani: oxumaq — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Azerbaijani: çağırmaq — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Azerbaijani: ötmək — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Bangi: yemba — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Bashkir: йырлау (yırlaw) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Bashkir: йырҙау (yırlaw) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Bashkir: һайрау (hayraw) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Basque: abestu — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Basque: kantatu — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Belarusian: спява́ць (spjavácʹ) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Belarusian: заспява́ць (zaspjavácʹ) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Bengali: গাওয়া (gaōẇa) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Breton: kana — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Bulgarian: пе́я (péja) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Buryat: дуулаха (duulaxa) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Catalan: cantar — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Chechen: лекха (leqa) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Chichewa: kuimba — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Chinese Cantonese: 唱 (coeng3) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Chinese Cantonese: 唱歌 (coeng3 go1) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 唱歌 (chànggē) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 唱 (chàng) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鳴 /鸣 (míng) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ngazidja Comorian: uheza — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Corsican: cantà — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Atikamekw: nakamo — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Crimean Tatar: yırlamaq — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Czech: zpívat — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Dalmatian: cantur — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Danish: synge — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Dolgan: ыллаа — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Dutch: zingen — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Old Dutch: singan — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Elfdalian: kweðå — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Elfdalian: sjungga — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Emilian: kantēr — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Esperanto: kanti — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Estonian: laulma — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Even: икэ̄дэй (ikə̄dəj) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Evenki: икэ̄демӣ (ikə̄ʒemī) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Evenki: давла̄демӣ (dawlāʒemī) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Faroese: syngja — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Finnish: laulaa — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Franco-Provençal: chantar — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • French: chanter — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • North Frisian: schong — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • West-Frisian: sjonge — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Friulian: cjantâ — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Galician: cantar — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ge'ez: ዘመረ (zämärä) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Georgian: მღერის (mɣeris) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Georgian: მღერა (mɣera) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • German: singen — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Gothic: 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌸𐍉𐌽 (liuþōn) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌽 (siggwan) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Greek: τραγουδάω (tragoudáo) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Greek: τραγουδώ (tragoudó) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Greek: άδω (ádo) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Greek: ψέλνω (psélno) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Greek: κελαηδώ (kelaïdó) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ancient Greek: ἀείδω (aeídō) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ancient Greek: ᾄδω (āídō) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ancient Greek: ὑμνέω (humnéō) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Mariupol Greek: трагудъу́ (trahuðú) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Greenlandic: erinarsorpoq — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Gujarati: ગાવું (gāvũ) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Haitian Creole: chante — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Hausa: rera — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Hawaiian: mele — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Hebrew: שָׁר (shar) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Hindi: गाना (gānā) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • White Hmong: hu nkauj — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Hungarian: énekel — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Icelandic: syngja — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ido: kantar — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Indonesian: bernyanyi — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Indonesian: menyanyi — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Indonesian: berkicau — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ingrian: laulaa — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ingush: лакха (laqa) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Interlingua: cantar — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Irish: can — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Istro-Romanian: cântå — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Italian: cantare — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Japanese: 歌う (utau) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Japanese: 鳴く (naku) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Kaitag: булчӏа́на (bulč̣ána) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Kalmyk: дуулх (duulx) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Kannada: ಗಾನಮಾಡು (gānamāḍu) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Karaim: йырламакъ (yırlamaq) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Karelian: pajattua — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Kashmiri: گؠوُن (gyavun) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Kashubian: spiéwac — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Kazakh: өлең айту (öleñ aitu) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Kazakh: өлеңдету (öleñdetu) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Khakas: ырлирға (ırlirğa) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Khakas: сарнирға (sarnirğa) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Khmer: ច្រៀង (criəng) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Kituba: yimba — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Kituba: yimbila — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Korean: 노래하다 (noraehada) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Korean: 부르다 (bureuda) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Korean: 노래부르다 (noraebureuda) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Central Kurdish: گۆرانی وتن (goranî wtin) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Kyrgyz: ырдоо (ırdoo) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ladin: cianter — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ladin: cianté — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ladin: ciantà — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Lao: ຮ້ອງເພງ (hǭng phēng) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Lao: ຮ້ອງ (hǭng) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Latin: canō — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Latin: cantō — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Latvian: dziedāt — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Lingala: yémba — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Lingala: koyemba — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Lingala: konzemba — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Lingala: emba — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Lithuanian: dainuoti — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Lithuanian: giedóti — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Lombard: cantà — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Low German: singen — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Luganda: okuyimba — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Luxembourgish: sangen — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Macedonian: пе́е (pée) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Maguindanao: sengal — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Malay: menyanyi — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Malayalam: പാടുക (pāṭuka) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Maltese: kanta — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Maltese: għanna — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Manchu: ᡠᠴᡠᠯᡝᠮᠪᡳ (uculembi) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Manx: kiaull — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Māori: waiata — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Māori: korihi — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Maranao: sengal — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Marathi: गाणे (gāṇe) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Megleno-Romanian: cǫnt — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Middle English: singen — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Mirandese: cantar — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Mongo: emba — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Mongolian: дуу дуулах (duu duulax) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Mongolian: магтан дуулах (magtan duulax) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Mongolian: дуулах (duulax) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Khiamniungan Naga: tsūi — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Nahuatl: cuīca — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Nanai: икэрэ- (ikere-) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Navajo: hataał — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Neapolitan: cantà — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Nepali: गाउनु (gāunu) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Norman: chanter — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Norwegian Bokmål: synge — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: syngja — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Nǀuu: ǂheeke — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Occitan: cantar — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Old Occitan: chantar — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Odia: ଗାଇବା (gāibā) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Northern Ohlone: harwec — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Northern Ohlone: sá̄weknek — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ojibwe: nagamo — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Church Slavic: пѣти (pěti) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Old East Slavic: пѣти (pěti) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Old English: singan — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Old English: āgalan — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Old Saxon: singan — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ossetian: зарын (zaryn) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Pannonian Rusyn: шпивац (špivac) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Papiamentu: kanta — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Pashto: سندرې ويل (sandaréwayᶕl) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Persian: آوَاز خْوَانْدَن (āwāz xwāndan) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Persian: خْوَانْدَن (xwāndan) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Persian: سُرُودَن (surūdan) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Dari: آوَاز خوَانْدَن (āwāz xāndan) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Dari: خوَانْدَن (xāndan) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Dari: سُرُودَن (surūdan) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Iranian Persian: آواز خوانْدَن (âvâz xândan) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Iranian Persian: خوانْدَن (xândan) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Iranian Persian: سُرودَن (sorudan) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Polish: śpiewać — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Polish: zaśpiewać — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Portuguese: cantar — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Punjabi: ਗਾਉਣਾ (gāuṇā) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Punjabi: گانا (gānā) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Purepecha: pireni — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Quechua: takiy — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Quechua: takii — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Romanian: cânta — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Romansh: chantar — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Russian: петь (petʹ) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Russian: спеть (spetʹ) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Northern Sami: lávlut — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Sanskrit: गायति (gāyati) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Scottish Gaelic: seinn — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Scottish Gaelic: gabh òran — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceileir — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Serbo-Croatian: пе̏вати — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Serbo-Croatian: пје̏вати — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Serbo-Croatian: pȅvati — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Serbo-Croatian: pjȅvati — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Shor: сарнарға (sarnarĝa) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Shor: ырларға (ırlarĝa) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Sicilian: cantari — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Sindhi: ڳائڻ (g̠āṇ) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Sinhalese: ගයනවා (gayanawā) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Slovak: spievať — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Slovene: peti — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Slovene: zapeti — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Somali: heesid — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Lower Sorbian: spiwaś — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Upper Sorbian: spěwać — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Sotho: bina — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Spanish: cantar — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Sranan Tongo: singi — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Sundanese: kawih — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Swahili: kuimba — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Swedish: sjunga — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Sylheti: ꠉꠣꠃꠣ (gaua) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tagalog: kanta — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tagalog: kumanta — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tagalog: umawit — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tajik: хондан (xondan) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tajik: сурудан кардан (surudan kardan) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tamil: பாடு (pāṭu) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tashelhit: ttirir — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tatar: җырларга (cırlarğa) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tausug: mag-bāt — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Telugu: పాడు (pāḍu) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tetum: nanu — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Thai: ขับร้อง (kàp-rɔ́ɔng) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Thai: ร้องเพลง (rɔ́ɔng-pleeng) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Thai: ร้อง (rɔ́ɔng) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tibetan: གཞས་གཏོང (gzhas gtong) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tocharian B: pi- — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tofa: ырлаар (ırlaar) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tok Pisin: singsing — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tooro: -zina — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tumbuka: kwimba — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Turkish: şarkı söylemek — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Turkish: ırlamak — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Turkish: küylemek — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ottoman Turkish: ایرلامق (ırlamak) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ottoman Turkish: چاغرمق (çağırmak) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ottoman Turkish: اوقومق (okumak) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Turkmen: saýramak — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Tuvan: ырлаар (ırlaar) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Udmurt: кырӟаны (kyrdźany) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ugaritic: 𐎇𐎎𐎗 (zmr) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ukrainian: співа́ти (spiváty) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Ukrainian: заспіва́ти (zaspiváty) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Urak Lawoi': ญาญี (nyanyi) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Urak Lawoi': เมอญาญี (menyanyi) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Urdu: گانا (gānā) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Uyghur: ئىرلىماق (irlimaq) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Uyghur: ناۋا قىلماق (nawa qilmaq) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Uyghur: ناخشا ئېيتماق (naxsha ëytmaq) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Uzbek: kuylamoq — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Uzbek: qoʻshiq aytmoq — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Vietnamese: hát — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Vietnamese: hót — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Volapük: kanitön — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Walloon: tchanter — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Welsh: canu — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Wolof: woiy — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Written Oirat: ᡑᡇᡇ᠌ᠯᠠᡍᡇ — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Xhosa: cula — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Yakut: ыллаа (ïllaa) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Yao (Africa): kujimba — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Yiddish: זינגען (zingen) — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Yoruba: rin — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Yucatec Maya: k'aay — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Záparo: uranu — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Zealandic: zienge — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Zhuang: ciengq — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Zulu: cula — to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice
  • Finnish: laulaa — to express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization
  • Punjabi: ਗਾਉਣਾ (gāuṇā) — to express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization
  • Punjabi: گانا (gānā) — to express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization
  • Sanskrit: गायति (gāyati) — to express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization
  • Ottoman Turkish: ایرلامق (ırlamak) — to express audibly by means of a harmonious vocalization
  • Finnish: laulaa (uneen) — to soothe with singing
  • Bulgarian: изпя́вам (izpjávam) — slang: to confess under interrogation
  • Finnish: laulaa — slang: to confess under interrogation
  • Finnish: vasikoida — slang: to confess under interrogation
  • French: se mettre à table — slang: to confess under interrogation
  • Greek: κελαηδώ (kelaïdó) — slang: to confess under interrogation
  • Hebrew: זימר (zimér) — slang: to confess under interrogation
  • Hungarian: köp — slang: to confess under interrogation
  • Italian: cantare — slang: to confess under interrogation
  • Spanish: cantar — slang: to confess under interrogation
  • Bulgarian: звъня́ (zvǎnjá) — to make a small, shrill sound
  • Finnish: viheltää — to make a small, shrill sound
  • Finnish: ujeltaa — to make a small, shrill sound
  • Finnish: lausua — to relate in verse; to celebrate in poetry
  • Finnish: laulaa — to relate in verse; to celebrate in poetry
  • Finnish: olla laulettavissa — to be capable of being sung