Standard Lemma guide

singing

adj · noun · verb · 10 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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  • /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
  • [ˈsɪŋɪŋ]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Midlands, Northern-England: /ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ/
  • Midlands, Northern-England: [ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ]
  • rhymes with -ɪŋɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: S IH1 NG IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Smooth and flowing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Producing a whistling sound due to the escape of steam.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A ringing sound in the ears.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

present participle and gerund of sing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective satellite

Meaning 8

smooth and flowing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cantabile

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

the act of singing vocal music

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vocalizing

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: musical performance, vocal music

Narrower terms: a cappella singing, a capella singing, bel canto, coloratura, caroling, crooning, scat, scat singing, harmonization, harmonisation, humming, intonation, chanting, karaoke, part-singing, psalmody, hymnody, singalong, singsong, solfege, solfeggio, solmization, yodeling

10

noun

Meaning 10

disclosing information or giving evidence about another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tattle, telling

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disclosure, revelation, revealing

History

Etymology

From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Irish: amhránach — music: smooth and flowing
  • Spanish: mélico — music: smooth and flowing
  • Albanian: këndim — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Arabic: غِنَاء (ḡināʔ) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Arabic: غُنا (ḡuna) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Armenian: երգեցողություն (ergecʻoġutʻyun) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Aromanian: cãntare — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Azerbaijani: oxuma — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Belarusian: спеў (spjew) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Belarusian: сьпеў (sʹpjew) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Belarusian: спе́вы (spjévy) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Belarusian: сьпе́вы (sʹpjévy) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Belarusian: спява́нне (spjavánnje) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Belarusian: сьпява́ньне (sʹpjavánʹnje) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Bulgarian: пе́ене (péene) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Chinese Cantonese: 歌唱 (go1 coeng3) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Chinese Cantonese: 歌聲 /歌声 — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歌唱 (gēchàng) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歌聲 /歌声 (gēshēng) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Czech: zpěv — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Danish: sang — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Dutch: zang — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Dutch: zingen — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Estonian: laulmine — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Evenki: икэвкэ (ikəwkə) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Finnish: laulaminen — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Finnish: laulu — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • French: chant — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Georgian: მღერა (mɣera) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • German: Singen — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • German: Gesang — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌰𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 (saggws) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Greek: τραγούδημα (tragoúdima) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Hebrew: שִׁירָה (shirá) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Hebrew: זִמְרָה \ זימרה (zimrá) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Hindi: गायकी (gāykī) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Hindi: गायन (gāyan) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Hungarian: éneklés — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Icelandic: söngur — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Indonesian: menyanyi — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Irish: cantaireacht — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Irish: canadh — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Italian: canto — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Japanese: 歌唱 (kashō) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Korean: 가창 (gachang) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Kyrgyz: ырдоо (ırdoo) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Latvian: dziedāšana — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Lithuanian: dainavimas — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Macedonian: пеење (peenje) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Malay: nyanyian — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Malayalam: ആലാപനം (ālāpanaṁ) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Middle English: syngyng — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Middle English: song — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sang — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Iranian Persian: خوانَنْدِگی (xânandegi) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Iranian Persian: آوازْخوانی (âvâzxâni) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Polish: śpiew — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Portuguese: canto — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Romanian: cântare — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Russian: пе́ние (pénije) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Russian: песнопе́ние (pesnopénije) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Sanskrit: गायन (gāyana) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Scottish Gaelic: seinn — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Serbo-Croatian: певање — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Serbo-Croatian: pevanje — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Slovak: spev — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Slovene: petje — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Spanish: canto — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Spanish: canturía — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Spanish: cantoría — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Spanish: cante — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Swahili: uimbaji — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Swedish: sång — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Tajik: овозхонӣ (ovozxoni) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Tajik: сурудхонӣ (surudxoni) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Telugu: పాడుట (pāḍuṭa) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Turkish: şarkı söyleme — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Ukrainian: спів (spiv) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Ukrainian: співа́ння (spivánnja) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Urdu: گُلُوکاری (gulūkārī) — the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing
  • Bulgarian: изда́йничество (izdájničestvo) — informal: disclosing information, or giving evidence about another
Real reading context

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