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singing

  • /ˈsɪŋɪŋ/
  • [ˈsɪŋɪŋ]
  • /ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ/ Midlands, Northern England
  • [ˈsɪŋɡɪŋɡ] Midlands, Northern England

Rhymes with -ɪŋɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

noun singings

  1. uncountable, usually The act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing.
  2. informal, uncountable, usually Disclosing information, or giving evidence about another.
  3. US, uncountable, usually A gathering for the purpose of singing shape note songs.
  4. uncountable, usually 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

adjective more singing · most singing

  1. Smooth and flowing.
  2. of a kettle etc. Producing a whistling sound due to the escape of steam.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of sing

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: musical, melodic, cantabile, melodious, vocalizing, tattle, telling, song, tune, choir, chanting, singer, chant, chanson, chorus, music

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noun the act of using the voice to produce musical sounds; vocalizing

Españolcanto, canturía, cantoría, cante
한국어가창 gachang
日本語歌唱 kashō
中文歌唱 gēchàng, 歌聲 /歌声 gēshēng
हिन्दीगायकी gāykī, गायन gāyan
Kiswahiliuimbaji
Portuguêscanto
Françaischant
DeutschSingen, Gesang
Italianocanto
Ελληνικάτραγούδημα tragoúdima
Românăcântare
Русскийпе́ние pénije, песнопе́ние pesnopénije
العربيةغِنَاء ḡināʔ
עבריתשִׁירָה shirá, זִמְרָה \ זימרה zimrá

adj music: smooth and flowing

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@misc{singing_2026,
  title = {singing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/singing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}