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Singing

noun/sˈɪŋɪŋ/
Definition
the act of singing vocal music
disclosing information or giving evidence about another
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈɪŋɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈɪŋɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈɪŋɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /sˈɪŋɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of singing vocal music
noundisclosing information or giving evidence about another
verbdeliver by singing
“Sing Christmas carols”
verbproduce tones with the voice
“She was singing while she was cooking”
verbto make melodious sounds
“The nightingale was singing”
verbmake a whining, ringing, or whistling sound
“the kettle was singing”
verbdivulge confidential information or secrets
“Be careful--his secretary talks”
verbburn superficially or lightly
“I singed my eyebrows”
verbbecome superficially burned
“my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames”
adjectivesmooth and flowing
Word Forms
singverbdeliver by singing
vocalizeverbsing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
tattleverbdivulge confidential information or secrets
tellingadjectivedisclosing unintentionally
tellverbgive evidence
songnouna short musical composition with words
singernouna person who sings
singingnounthe act of singing vocal music
whistlenounthe sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
whistlingnounthe sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
talkativeadjectiveunwisely talking too much
talknounidle gossip or rumor
tattlenoundisclosing information or giving evidence about another
tattlernounsomeone who gossips indiscreetly
blabbernounone who reveals confidential information in return for money
singenouna surface burn
scorchnouna surface burn
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Singen
der Akt des Singens von Vokalmusik
🇫🇷French
chant
l'acte de chanter de la musique vocale
🇪🇸Spanish
cantando
el acto de cantar música vocal
🇮🇹Italian
canto
l'atto di cantare musica vocale
🇳🇱Dutch
zingen
de handeling van het zingen van vocale muziek
🇵🇹Portuguese
cantoria
o ato de cantar música vocal
🇷🇺Russian
пение
акт пения вокальной музыки
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गायन
स्वर संगीत गाने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
গান
কণ্ঠসংগীত গাওয়ার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
பாடுவது
குரல் இசையை பாடும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
పాడుతున్నారు
గాత్ర సంగీతం పాడే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
गाणे
व्होकल संगीत गाण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગાયન
ગાયક સંગીત ગાવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಾಡುವುದು
ಗಾಯನ ಸಂಗೀತವನ್ನು ಹಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പാടുന്നു
വോക്കൽ സംഗീതം ആലപിക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗਾਉਣਾ
ਵੋਕਲ ਸੰਗੀਤ ਗਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
گانا
مخر موسیقی گانے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
歌唱
演唱声乐的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
歌う
声楽を歌う行為
🇰🇷Korean
명음
성악을 부르는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ca hát
hành động hát nhạc thanh nhạc
🇹🇭Thai
ร้องเพลง
การแสดงร้องเพลงร้อง
🇮🇩Indonesian
nyanyian
tindakan menyanyikan musik vokal
🇵🇭Filipino
pagkanta
ang akto ng pagkanta ng vocal music
🇲🇾Malay
menyanyi
perbuatan menyanyi muzik vokal
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الغناء
فعل غناء الموسيقى الصوتية
🇮🇷Persian
آواز خواندن
عمل آواز خواندن موسیقی آوازی
🇹🇷Turkish
şarkı söylemek
vokal müziği söyleme eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
שִׁירָה
פעולת השירה של מוזיקה ווקאלית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'singing'?
The primary meaning of 'singing' is 'the act of singing vocal music'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'singing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'singing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'singing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'singing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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