singing
noun
- act of producing musical sounds with the voice
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/ / [ˈsɪŋɪŋ] / /ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing + -ing.
- Smooth and flowing.
- Producing a whistling sound due to the escape of steam.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing + -ing.
- The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
- Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another.
- A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs.
- A ringing sound in the ears.
“I was aware that some one, apparently at a vast distance, was calling me by my Christian name. [...] In the short space it took to cover the road between the path from Hamilton's shop and the first plank of the Combermere Bridge I had thought over half-a-dozen people who might have committed such a solecism, and had eventually decided that it must have been some singing in my ears.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English syngyng; equivalent to sing + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of sing